Question
In the much-delayed premiere of this symphony, Lou Harrison failed to restore the dissonant “shadow lines” its composer removed from the original pencil sketches. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this symphony for chamber orchestra depicting the religious gatherings that also inspired its composer’s fourth violin sonata. Fading church bells marked with five p’s end this symphony’s “Communion” finale.
ANSWER: Charles Ives’s Symphony No. 3 [or Charles Ives’s Third Symphony; or The Camp Meeting]
[10e] Ives grumbled about “badges of mediocrity” after winning this prize for The Camp Meeting. Columbia University awarded William Schuman the first iteration of this prize alongside those for Letters and Drama.
ANSWER: Pulitzer Prize for Music
[10m] Jonathan Blumhofer declared “the finest symphony by an American composer before Ives” to be this Boston-based composer’s E minor Gaelic Symphony.
ANSWER: Amy Beach [or Amy Marcy Cheney Beach]
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Summary
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
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