Round 8: Tossup 16
Woodwinds play as each member of a group takes a seat at the end of this ballet’s second movement, which was scored for thirteen instruments due to its small premiere space. A Poston, Arizona internment camp may have inspired a fence in this ballet, which also features an hourglass-shaped rocking chair reminiscent of Brâncuși (“brin-KOOSH”). Four “Followers” surround an all black clad “Revivalist” in a scene in this ballet with a set created by Isamu Noguchi. The Bride and the Husbandman build a farmhouse in this ballet, which features a variation based on the Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts.” For 10 points, Martha Graham choreographed what ballet with music by Aaron Copland? ■END■
ANSWER: Appalachian Spring
<Editors, Other Fine Arts> | Packet H
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 3 | 33% | 33% | 96.00 |
| UK (South) | UK | 7 | 57% | 14% | 110.00 |
| Northern California | US | 4 | 100% | 25% | 102.25 |
| Southern California | US | 5 | 100% | 20% | 93.20 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 5 | 80% | 0% | 95.50 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 9 | 89% | 0% | 97.25 |
| Florida | US | 2 | 50% | 0% | 110.00 |
| Great Lakes | US | 11 | 82% | 9% | 66.56 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 8 | 75% | 0% | 88.67 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 11 | 36% | 9% | 96.75 |
| Midwest | US | 9 | 89% | 11% | 87.75 |
| North | US | 4 | 75% | 25% | 104.67 |
| Northeast | US | 10 | 80% | 10% | 85.75 |
| Pacific | US | 6 | 83% | 17% | 94.80 |
| South Central | US | 6 | 67% | 0% | 99.00 |
| Southeast | US | 11 | 91% | 9% | 87.50 |
| Upstate NY | US | 3 | 67% | 0% | 75.50 |