Question

At the morendo end of this concerto’s second movement, the soloist plays a descending G major pentatonic scale in a series of harmonics. This piece’s final movement opens with low strings playing F-sharps before a trio of horns introduce the jaunty, triplet-laden main theme. The descending melody, “long high F-sharp, E D B, D A” begin the lyrical second theme of this concerto’s first movement. The soloist enters in major on the notes “long B, C-sharp D-sharp (*) B” in this piece, which was inspired by Victor Herbert’s (-5[1])second piece in the same genre. This concerto quotes (-5[1])its composer’s song “Leave Me Alone” in its third movement. When this concerto’s intended player, Hanuš Wihan (“HAWN-oosh WEE-hawn”), was unable to make the premiere, a gift of two rare pigeons helped Leo Stern become his replacement. For 10 points, name this B minor concerto for a low string soloist written by a Czech (10[1])composer. (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: Antonin Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond ChenShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA InterfereCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country86-5
Tony ChenSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 95-5
Jared HeYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha14710
Kais JessaCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere14810
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data Kenas rational as the square root of two power bottoms14910
Ishan JoshiRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange1490
Adrian WongThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers1490
Asha BasuI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up Simpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut14910

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