Bonus
This myth inspired a 10-movement orchestral piece featuring piano and ondes Martenot (“ond mart-NO”) whose four cyclic themes include the “statue,” “flower,” and “love” themes. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this myth that provides the basis for a trilogy that includes the Turangalîla-Symphonie. A Cornish knight names the dissonant opening chord of an opera titled for this myth by Richard Wagner.
ANSWER: Tristan and Iseult [or Tristan and Isolde; or Tristan und Isolde; or Tristram ok Isodd]
[10m] This composer of the symphonic suite L’Ascension included Harawi and the Turangalîla-Symphonie in his “Tristan trilogy.”
ANSWER: Olivier Messiaen (“mess-YAWN”) [or Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen]
[10h] Messiaen’s second wife Yvonne, who had this surname, played piano at the premiere of the Turangalîla-Symphonie. Her sister with this surname recorded the symphony six times as an exponent of the ondes Martenot (“ond mart-NO”).
ANSWER: Loriod (“lor-YO”) [accept Yvonne Loriod or Jeanne Loriod]
<MY, Classical Music>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | 12.42 | 69% | 44% | 11% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 8.33 | 67% | 17% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 6.67 | 50% | 17% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 15.00 | 67% | 83% | 0% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 16.67 | 67% | 67% | 33% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 40% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 12.00 | 60% | 40% | 20% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 15.00 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 10 | 15.00 | 80% | 60% | 10% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 7 | 18.57 | 71% | 71% | 43% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |