Question
Name these composers of chamber music in E-flat major for increasingly large ensembles, for 10 points each.
[10e] This composer’s Divertimento in E-flat major is a string trio with a more serious tone than his A Musical Joke. Some of his joke pieces, like “Leck mich im Arsch,” were published after his death.
ANSWER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [or Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart]
[10m] This composer’s Septet in E-flat is scored for clarinet, bassoon, horn, and one of each string instrument. Late in life, he wrote a string quartet centered around a “holy song of thanksgiving” in F Lydian.
ANSWER: Ludwig van Beethoven
[10h] This composer’s Nonet in E-flat major adds a flute and an oboe to Beethoven’s ensemble. Despite the popularity of grand opera in France, this composer stuck to instrumental music, including a G-minor Third Symphony.
ANSWER: Louise Farrenc (“fa-RONK”) [or Jeanne-Louise Dumont]
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley A | Johns Hopkins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Berkeley B | Minnesota B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Brown | Georgia Tech | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chicago A | Waterloo | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Chicago B | Indiana | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chicago C | South Carolina | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Claremont Colleges | Yale B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Columbia B | Rutgers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Cornell A | WUSTL A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Cornell B | Chicago D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Florida | Penn | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Harvard | North Carolina B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Illinois | Maryland | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Kentucky | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota A | Texas | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| NYU | Toronto A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| North Carolina A | Stanford | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Northwestern | Iowa State | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Purdue | Columbia A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Truman State | McGill | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Virginia | Duke | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| WUSTL B | Toronto B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Yale A | Michigan | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ACF Nationals | 04/21/2024 | Y | 23 | 15.65 | 96% | 39% | 22% |