Tossup
A virtuosic A minor sonata for this group of instruments was written for Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. Students often perform from a set of 44 works for this group of instruments by Bartók. A concerto opens with this group of instruments in fugue playing a theme beginning with [read slowly] the sixteenth-note run “D E F G A, up to eighth-note D.” Piano accompanies this group of instruments in a Sarasate (“sa-ra-SAH-tay”) piece inspired by his birthplace of Navarre. Six B2TSM music videos were released in 2024 as a send-off for an Australian YouTube channel whose name references this group of instruments. Bach’s D minor concerto for this pair of instruments was performed in 1905 by Fritz Kreisler and Eugène Ysaÿe (“oo-ZHEN ee-ZYE”). For 10 points, what pair of instruments are joined by viola and cello in a string quartet? ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 67% | 67% | 132.50 |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 33% | 90.33 |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 83% | 50% | 105.60 |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 81.67 |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 80% | 40% | 85.00 |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 83.00 |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 56.00 |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 100% | 25% | 93.75 |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 10 | 90% | 70% | 110.22 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 8 | 100% | 50% | 103.38 |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 67% | 33% | 81.50 |