Question

A work by this composer is paired with a lecture about “Humor in Music” in an educational album by Leonard Bernstein. Wind trills representing a clock striking 7 a.m. introduce a triple fugue in a piece by this composer built from themes depicting the moods of a mother, father, and child. Herbert von Karajan’s recording (10[1])of a massive, 22-section work by this composer was the first to be pressed on CD. Tubas playing in parallel fifths represent critics of this composer in the “adversaries” movement of an orchestral work that ends with “The Hero’s Retirement From This World and Completion.” A piece by this composer begins with an ascending “C G (10[1])C” (10[1])trumpet fanfare (10[1])depicting a (10[1])sunrise. For 10 points, name this German composer of tone poems like An Alpine Symphony and Also Sprach Zarathustra. ■END■

ANSWER: Richard Strauss [prompt on Strauss]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Stan MelkumianPurdueNorthwestern A5410
Andrew ZengStanford BNotre Dame C11010
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame AGeorgetown B11110
Roan DowlingIowaNorthwestern B11310
Ben KoberleinNotre Dame BGeorgetown A11510

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