Tossup
One composer with this surname included a theme and variations in the style of a funeral march in his Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major. A composer with this surname was the dedicatee of Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel by Brahms. In 1845, a composer with this surname premiered the A minor piano concerto of another composer with this surname. One composer with this surname included a trombone chorale in the fourth movement of a symphony inspired by Cologne Cathedral, subtitled “Rhenish.” That composer with this surname also wrote Album for the Young and Carnaval. For 10 points, give this surname of the married composers Clara and Robert. ■END■
ANSWER: Schumann [accept Robert Schumann; accept Clara Schumann; prompt on Clara Wieck by asking “what was her married surname?”]
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 5 | 100% | 20% | 81.80 |
| UK (South) | UK | 8 | 88% | 13% | 98.57 |
| Northern California | US | 4 | 75% | 50% | 100.00 |
| Southern California | US | 7 | 86% | 0% | 87.50 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 4 | 100% | 25% | 93.00 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 9 | 100% | 0% | 100.44 |
| Florida | US | 3 | 100% | 33% | 109.67 |
| Great Lakes | US | 11 | 100% | 0% | 82.09 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 11% | 91.22 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 78% | 11% | 88.43 |
| Midwest | US | 9 | 89% | 0% | 84.13 |
| North | US | 4 | 75% | 25% | 93.33 |
| Pacific | US | 8 | 100% | 13% | 92.13 |
| Southeast | US | 12 | 83% | 17% | 78.90 |
| Upstate NY | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 107.00 |