Question

Finger taps, tongue clicks, and heel stomps are interspersed throughout a piece in this genre included in the collection The Garden of Eden. A “Bible” of this genre by Rudi Blesh inspired a revival that included the composer of three “ghost” entries in this genre, William Bolcom. (10[1])The first instrumental piece to sell more than a million printed copies was a work in this genre; that work’s composer created an opera company named for this genre to tour his opera A Guest of Honor. Gunther Schuller (10[1])founded an ensemble for playing music in this genre such (10[1])as “The Cascades” and “Easy Winners” by a composer who was grouped into this genre’s “Big Three” along with (-5[1])Joseph Lamb and James Scott. For 10 points, a club in Sedalia, Missouri may have inspired a piece in what genre by Scott Joplin? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: ragtime [or rags]
<JC, Classical Music>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Dennis YangMichigan CCase Western B4610
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State BMichigan State8510
Calvin BostlemanOhio State AMichigan B9510
Enina EdosomwanCase Western AMichigan A114-5
Daniel HuangMichigan DKenyon13810
Todd MaslykMichigan ACase Western A13910
Jayden KuCarnegie Mellon BCarnegie Mellon A13910

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Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%107.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y1100%0%0%112.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%102.60
Northeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%89.33