Question
Two popular pieces in the classical repertoire of this instrument are “Ambush from Ten Sides” and “Flowery Moonlit River in Spring,” which highlight the differences in its “martial” and “civil,” or wu and wen styles. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this string instrument played by virtuoso Wú Mán, who trained in its Pudong style. Pieces for this instrument were compiled and published in the 19th-century Hua collection.
ANSWER: pípá
[10m] Wú Mán has featured on albums such as Beyond the Horizon and A Playlist without Borders with this ensemble. In 2020, Rhiannon Giddens took over as Artistic Director of this ensemble from its founder, Yo-Yo Ma.
ANSWER: Silk Road Ensemble [accept Silk Road Project]
[10e] Wú and Ma performed at the White House in 1999 to premiere a Bright Sheng work of “three songs” for pípá and this instrument played by Yo-Yo Ma.
ANSWER: cello [or violoncello]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley | 2024-11-16 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Clemson | 2024-11-16 | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 71% | 14% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern | 2024-11-16 | Y | 9 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 15.71 | 100% | 57% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Online | 2024-11-16 | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 100% | 38% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at UBC | 2024-11-16 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida | 2024-11-16 | Y | 5 | 8.00 | 80% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Oxford | 2024-11-16 | Y | 10 | 11.00 | 90% | 10% | 10% |
Data
| Vassar B | Colorado College | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Texas B | McGill E | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| NYU B | Missouri | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| NYU A | Vassar A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Ole Miss | Texas D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Mississippi State | Texas A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Oregon State | Texas C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Iowa | WUSTL A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |