Question

While in this country, a composer wrote a piece for a double orchestra in his Opus 18, inspiring another composer’s Conversation Symphony for Two Orchestras. A public concert series in this country was created by a viola da gamba (15[1])player and a composer who wrote galant works including Temistocle and Zanaïda. A symphony written while its composer was in this country includes a C-minor trumpet solo and “Turkish instruments” paralleling Janissary bands. This country’s national anthem was quoted in (*) Muzio Clementi’s “Great (-5[1])National Symphony.” “A-Hunting We Will Go” is a folk song composed for a production of this country's The Beggar’s Opera. This country's capital (10[1]-5[1])names a set of 12 Haydn symphonies. (10[3])For 10 (10[1])points, name this country where Johann (10[1])Christian Bach was music master to the wife of George III. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: England [or Great Britain; or the United Kingdom; reject “Scotland” or “Wales”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Christopher SimsNorthwestern AWUSTL3815
Max BrodskyIllinois APurdue81-5
Justin HawkinsIndiana ANotre Dame A104-5
Joel MilesMinnesotaNotre Dame C10410
Arjun KalaIllinois BChicago A11110
Logan MathisSIUENorthwestern B11110
William HoustonChicago BIllinois C11110
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame BIndiana B11310
Eric YangPurdueIllinois A11910
Alex DelVecchioNotre Dame AIndiana A13110

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%67%0%70.00
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%0%50%120.50
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%0%50%114.25
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%20%0%89.80
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%50%0%64.50
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%0%0%110.00
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%0%0%110.25
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%13%25%104.75
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%0%111.50