Question
After this man’s death, his wife Alma married Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Austrian romantic composer whose fifth symphony opens with a trumpet playing a C-sharp minor arpeggio. His eighth symphony is hyperbolically nicknamed the “Symphony of a Thousand.”
ANSWER: Gustav Mahler
[10h] A rising “Cry of Despair” opens the extremely long finale of this symphony by Mahler, whose fifth movement finale was inspired by a Friedrich Klopstock poem and calls for church bells.
ANSWER: Resurrection Symphony [or Symphony No. 2 in C minor by Gustav Mahler]
[10e] Mahler’s Song of the Earth would have been his symphony of this number, but he refused to classify it as such due to its supposed “curse”. Beethoven’s symphony of this number, his last, includes the Ode to Joy.
ANSWER: nine [or ninth; accept Symphony No. 9 by Mahler; accept Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven]
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter A | East Brunswick A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |