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 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 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 names a set of 12 (10[1])Haydn (10[1])symphonies. (10[2])For 10 points, name this country where Johann Christian Bach was music master to the wife of George III. ■END■

ANSWER: England [or Great Britain; or the United Kingdom; reject “Scotland” or “Wales”]
<Khugan Chan, Auditory Fine Arts>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Todd MaslykMichigan AOhio State B10910
Peter ZengOhio State AMichigan B11010
Andrew HarmsMichigan StateOhio State C11110
Danny PeelenPittsburghCarnegie Mellon11110

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