Bonus
This composer studied orchestration under the guidance of his fellow countryman Alberto Ginastera (“jeen-ah-STAIR-ah”), during which he wrote compositions such as Suite for Strings and Harps. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Argentine composer who included a mournful solo for the bandoneón (“ban-don-ay-ON”) in his composition Oblivion.
ANSWER: Astor Piazzolla [or Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla]
[10m] Oblivion was written in the “new” style of this Argentinian dance. Arguably, Piazzolla’s most famous composition is a piece that is a portmanteau of the word “liberty” and this dance.
ANSWER: tango [accept nuevo tango; accept Libertango]
[10e] In 1953, Piazzolla moved to study with Nadia Boulanger in this city as part of the Fontainebleau conservatory, who encouraged Piazzolla to pursue writing tango music. Maurice Ravel also lived in this capital city.
ANSWER: Paris
<Chicago B, Classical Music>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 103 | 18.16 | 82% | 85% | 15% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton A | Binghamton B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Cornell D | Binghamton C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| ESF | Cornell B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| RIT A | RIT B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Rochester | Cornell C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 60% | 100% | 20% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 88% | 88% | 25% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 86% | 14% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 21.00 | 90% | 100% | 20% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 89% | 100% | 22% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 11 | 16.36 | 73% | 82% | 9% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 89% | 67% | 0% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 21.25 | 75% | 100% | 38% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 15.83 | 67% | 83% | 8% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |