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. 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
<Fine Arts - Auditory, Khang Le> | VAULT II Packet 10
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 15.17 | 90% | 52% | 10% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester A | Sheffield B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Manchester B | Chimera | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Sheffield A | Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 21.67 | 83% | 100% | 33% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 50% | 25% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✕ | 7 | 14.29 | 100% | 14% | 29% |