Packet 10: Bonus 3

One of these pieces begins with three octave Gs before the left hand enters on the descending melody “E, E, D, D, C.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this set of four pieces thought to be inspired by the poetry of Adam Mickiewicz (“meets-KYAY-veech”). The first one of these pieces opens in 4/4 time with an arpeggiated first inversion A-flat major Neapolitan chord.
ANSWER: Frédéric Chopin’s ballades [prompt on ballades by asking “by which composer?”]
[10m] Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 ends with a Presto con fuoco example of one of these passages, which come from the Italian word for “tail.”
ANSWER: codas
[10e] Chopin’s ballades were famously recorded by Krystian Zimerman, a pianist from this country. Polonaises and mazurkas are dances that originated in this country, Chopin’s birthplace.
ANSWER: Poland
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HeardPPBE %M %H %
714.29100%14%29%

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Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
An even worse ideaPC Chris Master Race001010E
Armand duplantis fan clubNot Just Biking001010E
Booz Allen InternsThe Young Jits001010E
Michael Touse-SquidThey fuck you up your buzz and neg001010E
Ostia OrcasI have no buzzer and I must neg001010E
Ted OffensiveVirginia Tech10101030HME
They'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These DaysJeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu1001020HE

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕621.6783%100%33%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✕313.33100%33%0%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✕412.50100%25%0%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✕415.0075%50%25%
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✕310.00100%0%0%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✕415.0075%75%0%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✕415.00100%50%0%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✕110.00100%0%0%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓714.29100%14%29%