Question
This composer was inspired by the Spanish tenor Manuel García, the father of Pauline Viardot, to write his Op. 19 Boléro, written in either C major or A minor. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this composer who, while staying at Valldemossa, completed a collection whose most famous piece opens with a "serene" D-flat theme opening with repeated left-hand A-flats before a "lugubrious" C-sharp minor theme.
ANSWER: Frédéric Chopin [or Frédéric François Chopin; or Fryderyk Franciszek Szopen]
[10e] Chopin's time in Spain influenced a collection of 24 pieces in this genre in all major and minor keys, which includes his "Raindrop."
ANSWER: preludes
[10h] While in Paris, Chopin interacted with — and likely took inspiration from — this Spanish guitarist of Method for the Spanish Guitar. This guitarist, who rejected playing with his fingernails, wrote Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart.
ANSWER: Fernando Sor
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Summary
| 2024 Penn Bowl CWRU | 11/02/2024 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 Penn Bowl UNC | 10/26/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 67% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Virginia Tech A | UNC C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| UNC A | RIT A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Duke A | UNC B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |