Question

A composer born in this country wrote two versions of his cello piece Reflet d'un temps disparu (“reh-FLAY doon tom DEES-pah-roo”) before releasing his violin concerto La joie de la souffrance (“SOO-frahnce”). A composer from this country was a 2006 Pulitzer finalist for her piece Four Seasons. (15[1])A piece for trumpet ensemble and laptops, Air Glow, was written by a composer from this country who wrote a punk-inspired opera about sexual slavery titled Angel's Bone. (15[1])Paper and stone (15[1])instruments accompany splashes in the (*) Water Concerto by a composer from this country. (10[1])That composer from this country wrote an Eroica-inspired symphony nicknamed “Internet” (10[1])and the soundtrack for Hero. A pentatonic violin concerto from this (10[1])country, Butterfly Lovers, (10[1])is often played on the pipa or erhu. For 10 points, give this home country of Du Yun and Tan Dun. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: China [or People’s Republic of China; or PRC; or Zhōngguó; or Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó]
<Noah Sheidlower, Auditory Fine Arts>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Justin WytmarIllinois AIndiana A4115
Jeremy CummingsWUSTLMinnesota6915
Adam FineChicago ANorthwestern A7215
Arjun KalaIllinois BNotre Dame B8510
Eric YangPurdueNotre Dame C9610
Stephen WalshNorthwestern BIndiana B10710
Logan MathisSIUEChicago B11010
Jiping FangIllinois CNotre Dame A13210

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%0%0%99.50
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%40%20%78.40
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%0%0%102.50
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%38%0%89.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%0%0%86.67