Question
A June 2023 Joshua Bell album is titled for this violin concerto. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this concerto whose two composers tried to “nationalize the violin.” A high E at the end of a cadenza in this concerto represents one title character’s suicide after the death of the other.
ANSWER: The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto [or Liáng Shānbó yǔ Zhù Yīngtái xiǎotíqín xiézòuqǔ; or Liáng Zhù] (by Chén Gāng and Hé Zhànháo)
[10e] The Butterfly Lovers’ concerto is based on a folk tale from this country. The Yellow River Cantata is by another composer from this country, Xiǎn Xīnghǎi.
ANSWER: China [or Zhōngguó]
[10m] The solo part in the Butterfly Lovers’ concerto borrows techniques from this Chinese instrument, which sometimes replaces the violin in performances. This instrument is played sitting down with the neck upright and has strings tuned to D and A.
ANSWER: èrhú (ARE-who) [prompt on Southern fiddle; prompt on Chinese violin or Chinese fiddle]
<Fine Arts - Auditory Fine Arts>
Summary
| 2024 Booster Shot (Columbia) | 02/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes) | 03/09/2024 | Y | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt) | 03/02/2024 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| 2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL) | 03/09/2024 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo) | 02/23/2024 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
Data
| Iowa | Iowa State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Michigan A | Ohio | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| North Carolina | Vassar | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Penn State A | Michigan B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Stanford | Ohio State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| WUSTL | Case Western | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |