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David Matthews completed a fragment of a cello concerto by this composer for the piece Dark Pastoral. A Concerto Grosso by this composer splits the orchestra into three sections based on skill. The soloist enters on the rapid notes “C, E-flat, F, E-flat, sustained F” at the start of a concerto written by this composer for Philip Catelinet. This composer used biblical verses from the Song of Solomon to title the movements of a piece for viola, wordless chorus, and orchestra. The first tuba concerto in the standard (10[1])repertoire is by this composer, (10[2])who also wrote the six-movement orchestral suite Flos Campi. A solo violin plays (10[1])ascending trills (10[1])to imitate the title animal in a short (10[1])romance by this composer inspired by a George Meredith poem. For (10[1])10 points, name this composer of The Lark Ascending. (10[2])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Ralph Vaughan Williams (“rafe von Williams”) [accept RVW; prompt on Williams]
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Arya KarthikOxford ACambridge D8710
Sarah HendersonCambridge COxford B9210
Michael WuSouthampton BCambridge E9210
Cormac BeirneLSESouthampton A10510
Seraphina Charlotte FooCambridge AImperial A10710
Josh HowarthWarwick BSheffield11510
Andrei HuiCambridge BOxford C12610
Kevin FlanaganBristolImperial B13510
Kai MadgwickManchesterDurham13510
Chris LevesleyWarwick ANYU C13610

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