Bonus
Beethoven’s WoO (“W-O-O”) 78 is a set of seven piano variations on this melody that is paired with a set of five variations on “Rule Britannia.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this melody that is the basis of “My Country, ’Tis of Thee” and the de facto national anthem of England.
ANSWER: “God Save the King” [or “God Save the Queen”]
[10m] This composer used “God Save the King” as the basis for his challenging Opus 9 set of variations. A theme beginning “long A, A A C B A, up to E” opens the 24th and last of a set of works for solo violin by this composer.
ANSWER: Niccolò Paganini
[10h] This American composer wrote a set of variations on “God Save the King” while visiting Geneva. This composer of the symphony A Night in the Tropics employed double variation form in Souvenir de Porto Rico.
ANSWER: Louis Moreau Gottschalk
<MY, Classical Music>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 17.63 | 90% | 68% | 18% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | UNC D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberty B | Liberty A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| South Carolina | Wake Forest | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UNC B | UNC C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Virginia A | Virginia Tech A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| William & Mary | Liberty C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 11.67 | 83% | 33% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 12.00 | 60% | 40% | 20% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 8 | 21.25 | 88% | 88% | 38% |