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One movement of this piece opens with the fortissimo motif [read slowly] “G, E-flat, up to A, down to B” played by the brass, a cryptogram of alternate letters of the composer’s name. In 2000, Colin Matthews composed an addition to this piece subtitled “the Renewer.” (-5[1])The first movement of this piece begins with strings playing a 5/4 (“five-four”) col legno (“LAIN-yo”) ostinato with brass fanfare. The folk tune “Thaxted” was excerpted from this piece of music, which eventually became the basis for the hymn (10[1])“I Vow to Thee, My Country.” Two movements (10[1])of this piece are subtitled “the Bringer of Jollity” and (10[1])“the Bringer of War.” For 10 points, name this suite by Gustav Holst depicting the celestial bodies of the Solar System. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: The Planets [prompt on “Uranus, the Magician,” “Mars, the Bringer of War”, or “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity” by asking “what larger suite is that movement a part of?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Denali Tran-LeMcGill BMcGill C43-5
Nicolaus DerikxCarleton AOttawa C8010
Aedan CooperOttawa AMcGill E8810
Charlie RuffMcGill AOttawa D9810
Malcolm MeynMcGill CMcGill B12010

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