Question
Apocryphally, this symphony’s composer declared “Beethoven won’t object!” when he chose to write it in D minor. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this symphony whose “heavenly finale” was left incomplete at its composer’s death, despite its dedication to “the beloved God.” This symphony’s third movement Adagio was described as a “farewell to life” and contains the entire chromatic scale in its main theme.
ANSWER: Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 [or Bruckner’s Ninth; or Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor; or WAB 109]
[10m] Performances of Bruckner’s Ninth often use his C major setting of this Latin hymn as a final movement. A setting of this hymn by Marc-Antoine Charpentier provides the opening theme for Eurovision.
ANSWER: Te Deum [accept Te Deum laudamus]
[10e] While early drafts of Bruckner’s Ninth quote his Te Deum, later drafts instead quote the “Hallelujah” chorus from this oratorio by Handel.
ANSWER: Messiah [or HWV 56]
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Summary
| California | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 11.67 | 100% | 17% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 10 | 15.00 | 100% | 40% | 10% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 100% | 25% | 13% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Cornell B | Vassar A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Columbia B | George Washington B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Johns Hopkins A | Columbia C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Maryland A | Haverford B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Maryland B | NYU A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Haverford A | NYU B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| John Jay College | Penn A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Yale A | George Washington A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |