Question

A composer born in this country wrote two versions of his cello piece Reflet d'un temps disparu (-5[1])(“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. 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 instruments (15[1])accompany splashes in the (*) Water Concerto by a composer (10[1])from (10[1])this country. (10[1])That composer from this country wrote an Eroica-inspired symphony nicknamed “Internet” and the soundtrack for Hero. A pentatonic violin concerto from this country, Butterfly Lovers, is often played on the pipa or erhu. For 10 points, give this home country of Du Yun and Tan Dun. ■END■

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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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Frances HadleyGressenheller AFour Times I Have Despised My Soul16-5
Oliver HargraveSee itThe Crying of Team 496915
Enoch Yuen3HK1MMSay it7315
Justin KeungLimp ChriskitSorted8210
Ben Russel JonesFour Times I Have Despised My SoulGressenheller A8310
Eveline OngOxford School for QuiznessLSE8510

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