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After a tutti chord, the soloist opens a concerto by this composer with a rapid descending triplet theme followed by the notes “eighth note E, half note F, eighth note E,” which then repeat down an octave. Auguste Tolbecque (“tol-BEK”) is the dedicatee of that A minor cello concerto by this composer, unusually written in one movement. The descending notes “G, F-sharp, B” begin a 6/4 piece by this composer that Michel Fokine choreographed for Anna Pavlova. A xylophone quotes the song “Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman” (“AH! voo di-RAYZH, muh-MON”) in a piece by this composer, (-5[1])which features a glass harmonium in a movement (10[1])that depicts an underwater scene. (10[2])Two pianos (10[1])accompany (10[1])a solo cello to depict the title bird gliding across the water (-5[2])in this composer’s movement “The Swan.” For 10 points, name this French composer of Carnival of the Animals. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Camille Saint-Saëns [or Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Brynn JonesOregon StateTexas D90-5
Collin Leck (D2)Central OklahomaIowa9810
Elle Lee (D2)NYU AWUSTL A10310
Braden Booth (D2)MissouriTexas A10310
Thomas Doyle (UG)Vassar BMcGill E10510
Sam Macchi (D2)Vassar AOle Miss10610
Towery McNeil (D2)Mississippi StateTexas B118-5
Karolis Margis (UG)Colorado CollegeArkansas118-5
Aaron Garcia (UG)ArkansasColorado College13710
Owen Gilroy (D2)Texas BMississippi State13710

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