Bonus
The first major composition of Arthur Sullivan was a set of works in this genre modeled on an earlier collection that is introduced by four sustained woodwind chords before a frenetic theme in the strings. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this genre of a set of music by Edvard Grieg that opens with a flute solo depicting a sunrise, from which two suites are often extracted.
ANSWER: incidental music [prompt on overture by asking “what is the genre of the set of works that is from?”; prompt on music written to accompany a play]
[10e] Sullivan’s The Tempest was inspired by Mendelssohn’s incidental music to this other Shakespeare play, whose main theme imitates scampering “fairy feet.”
ANSWER: A Midsummer Night’s Dream [or Ein Sommernachtstraum]
[10h] Herbert Beerbohm Tree commissioned incidental music to Othello from this composer, whose Ballade in A minor was premiered at the Three Choirs Festival. A 1900 cantata titled for a character’s “departure” completed a trilogy by this composer.
ANSWER: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
<JC, Classical Music>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 15.22 | 100% | 44% | 9% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruin A | Georgia Tech D | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Louisville A | Georgia Tech B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Tennessee A | Alabama A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |