Round 10: Tossup 20
Composer and genre required. The poco adagio second movement of one of these pieces consists of variations on the theme “long G, up to A, up to B, down to A.” In a pocket book, Richard Wigmore commented on an “unforgettable, winged” melody of one of these pieces nicknamed “The Lark.” Two sets of fifths open one of these pieces, another of which is named “The Joke” for repeated pauses in its presto finale. The (*) German national anthem was inspired by the second movement of one of these pieces dedicated to Count Erdödy. The “Emperor” is one of the most well-known of, for 10 points, what chamber pieces by an Austrian composer of 104 symphonies? ■END■
ANSWER: string quartets by Franz Josef Haydn [prompt on partial answer]
<Fine Arts - Auditory, Rohan Ganeshan> | VAULT II Packet 10
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pen Hughes | Edinburgh | Sheffield A | 73 | -5 |
| Rick Line | Chimera | Manchester B | 115 | 0 |
| Emily Townsend | Manchester B | Chimera | 115 | 0 |
| Alec Csukai | Manchester A | Sheffield B | 115 | 0 |
| Stephen Donoghue | Sheffield B | Manchester A | 115 | 10 |
| Elliot Earley | Sheffield A | Edinburgh | 115 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 67% | 17% | 84.17 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 33% | 33% | 33% | 73.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 25% | 25% | 99.67 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 60% | 0% | 40% | 112.67 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 115.00 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 25% | 0% | 50% | 83.00 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 50% | 25% | 83.33 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 101.00 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 25% | 50% | 91.13 |