Bonus
The Renaissance composer Gioseffo Zarlino was one of the first to strictly distinguish this genre from a related form he simply called “imitation.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this genre of a one-movement sonata whose theme was legendarily inspired by the cat Pulcinella. The ends of these compositions may use techniques like stretto and diminution.
ANSWER: fugue
[10e] The Cat Fugue is the 30th in a set of 555 keyboard sonatas by a composer with this surname and first name Domenico. His father with this surname was a leading figure of the Neapolitan school of opera.
ANSWER: Scarlatti [accept Domenico Scarlatti or Alessandro Scarlatti]
[10h] The Cat Fugue is number 30 in a chronological catalog of Scarlatti sonatas named for this Yale musicologist, which largely replaced the more comprehensive Longo numbers.
ANSWER: Ralph Kirkpatrick [prompt on K.]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | 13.46 | 83% | 33% | 19% |
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 10.00 | 80% | 20% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 13.33 | 83% | 33% | 17% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 20% | 40% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 16.00 | 80% | 60% | 20% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 8 | 12.50 | 75% | 25% | 25% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 3.33 | 0% | 33% | 0% |