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Round 6: Tossup 18

One composer with this surname included a theme and variations in the style of a funeral (-5[1])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. (10[1])In 1845, a composer with this surname (10[1])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. (10[1])For 10 points, give this surname of the married composers Clara and Robert. ■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: Schumann [accept Robert Schumann; accept Clara Schumann; prompt on Clara Wieck by asking “what was her married surname?”]
<Auburn B, Classical Music> | Packet G
= Average correct buzz position

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Anne FjeldAlberta ABritish Columbia A15-5
Alan FanWashington SteelheadBritish Columbia B4210
Yoyo LiuBritish Columbia CWashington Pink4910
Ryan ZhangWashington StateBoise State9610
Rae MeyersArizona State AWashington Chum11010
Annabelle KoopmansWashington AtlanticArizona State B11010
Brendan LiawBritish Columbia AAlberta A11010
Keerthana KrishnanTexasWashington Chinook11010
Simarya AhujaWashington SockeyeAlberta B11010

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%20%81.80
UK (South)UK888%13%98.57
Northern CaliforniaUS475%50%100.00
Southern CaliforniaUS786%0%87.50
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%25%93.00
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%0%100.44
FloridaUS3100%33%109.67
Great LakesUS11100%0%82.09
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%11%91.22
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS978%11%88.43
MidwestUS989%0%84.13
NorthUS475%25%93.33
PacificUS8100%13%92.13
South CentralUS6100%17%105.50
SoutheastUS1283%17%78.90
Upstate NYUS1100%0%107.00