Question

The fourth movement of a sonata for this instrument is marked "Frenzied time. Wild. Beauty of tone is not important" and is played at 600 to 640 BPM. The movements “Rapsodie,” “Processional,” and “Affirmation” make up Ernest Bloch's Suite Hébraïque [hay-bry-EEK] for this instrument. Tibor Serly posthumously completed Béla Bartók's concerto for this instrument. A piece for this solo instrument was written (-5[1])in a day following King George V’s death. A piece for this instrument, (*) Trauermusik, was composed by Paul Hindemith, who premiered William Walton's concerto for this instrument. A piece for this instrument ending with an “Orgy of the Brigands” is (10[1])Hector (10[1])Berlioz’s (10[1])second symphony, Harold in (10[1])Italy. This is the highest instrument with a C string, and this instrument reads in alto clef. (10[1])For 10 points, name this mid-range string instrument. ■END■

ANSWER: viola
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Young Fenimore LeeOhioIowa State42-5
Teigue KellyPenn State AWUSTL8210
Roan DowlingIowaOhio State8310
Andrew ZengStanfordNorth Carolina8410
Dennis YangMichigan AMichigan B8810
Guy IndoranteIowa StateOhio10510
Thomas FlexerPenn State BCase Western12410

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%0%17%111.50
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%0%50%111.75
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%0%0%99.75
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%0%17%94.33
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%0%110.33