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WrittenandeditedbyTanayKothari,AnkitAggarwal,NikhilDesai,DanDonohue,DouglasGraebner,
AuroniGupta,JeffGeringer,andKayLi
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1.LouisVauxcellesandPaulSachswereaccusedofpalmingofaforgeryonagulliblepublicwhenthey
installedthisworkintheNewYorkMuseumofModernArt,arousingtheireofAndreBreton.Onefigurein
thisworkholdsherarmatarightangle,graspingawoodenstickandraisingherlittlefinger.Sixfaintstars
canbeseenintheskyabovethisworkscentraloccurrence,whilethemoonappearstohaveaface,creating
whattheartistdescribedasaverypoeticeffect.Thecentralfigures(*)
dresssharesthepatternoftheblanket
behindher,andshepartakesinthetitleactionalongsidearedvaseandawoodenmandolin.Anotherfigureinthis
Primitivistworkstandsabovethatwoman,leaningdowntosniffherhair.For10points,namethisworkdepictinga
womanrestingonadunebesidealionbyHenriRousseau.
ANSWER:
SleepingGypsy

2.OnesectionofthisworkhopesthateveryoneisrejoicingtobetheequalsofParisandtakesplaceinthis
worksfirstmovement.Thisbeginningpartofthecomposersmostfamoustrilogyincludesacompilationof
birdnoisestitled
Veni,Veni,Veni
.Inanothermovement,amalechorusbeginsaseriesoftoaststotheAbbot
ofCockaigne.ThatworkistheLamentofthe(*)
roastswan..Themostrecognizableportionisprecededbyan
addresstoHelenaandBlanziflor.Thatmovementinthisseriescomparesfatetoawheelandinvokesagoddesswho
iscomparedtothemoon.For10points,identifythiscantatacomposedbyCarlOrffmostfamousforthe
movement
OFortuna
.
ANSWER:
CarminaBurana

3.ThismanledthegroupthatdesignedBaghdadUniversity,knownasTheArchitectsCollaborative.Aglass
corridorconnectsthetwo26floortowersofBostonsJohnF.KennedyFederalBuilding,anotherofhis
designs.PericlesSakellariosworkedwithhimtobuildtheAmericanEmbassyinAthens,butthismanismore
famousforcollaboratingwithPietroBelluschionaNewYorkCity(*)
skyscraperthatsitsnexttoGrand
CentralTerminalandforworkingwithAdolfMeyerontheFagusFactory.ThisarchitectoftheMetlifebuildingis
startedanarchitecturaltraditionthatwasfollowedbyLudwigMiesvanderRoheandheadedinWeimar,Germany.
For10points,identifythisarchitectwhofoundedtheBauhausschool.
ANSWER:Walter
Gropius

4.Oneoftheseobjectsthatwasstolenin2004includedaccompanyingitemslabeledHarwoodand
Sartory.TheSmithsonianmuseumholdsonenamedforSamuelHellier,whileaflatknifecutdistinguishes
theBettsone,ondisplayinsidetheLibraryofCongress.JosephCurtinandGreggAlfcounterfeitedoneof
thatwasgiventhename
Booth
.OnenamedfortheDukeof(*)
AlcantarawasstolenfromDavidMargetts,a
UCLAstudent,whilerecentlyusedonesincludethe
Davidov
,employedbyYoYoMa,andMstislav
Rostropovichs
Duport
,whichbothhavethisdesignationdespitebeingcellosandnotviolins,theinstrumentwith
whichthecreatoroftheseobjectsiscommonlyassociatedwith.For10points,identifythesevaluableinstruments,
knownforbeingcreatedbyanamesakeluthierfromCremona.
ANSWER:
Stradivarius
[prompton
violin
until
Davidov
]

5.Oneexplanationfortheextensionofatitlecharactersrightarminvolvescastanetsusedtoamusethe
other.InitialmaterialsforthissculptureweretakensolelyfromtheislandofParos,butitwaslatercoated
withclayfromthesiteinwhichitwasfound.Thebackofthissculptureisnotoriouslyincomplete,withvisible
chiselmarks,andtracesofredthatcovertheheadofonecharacterareattributedtothecinnabarusedfor
gilding.ThissculpturewasfoundbyErnstCurtiusinthe(*)

Heraeum
,whereithadearlierbeendescribedby
Pausanias.Wheninitiallyfound,onefigurewasmissingbothhislegsandmuchofhisrightarm.Thatfigure,
consideredtoresembleMyronsathletes,holdsasmallbabywhoglancesatwhatmayhavebeenapairofgrapes.
For10points,namethissculpturedepictingtwogods,byPraxiteles.
ANSWER:
HermesandtheInfantDionysus
[or
HermeswiththeInfantDionysus
]

6.Inoneperformanceofthispieceinafilm,thesingerdrinksnexttoawindowoutsideofwhichtwopeople

talk.Thetitlecharacterofthismusicalpiecechangesintone/andinthought,muchtothedelightofthe
singer.Theworkcomparesthetitlecharactertoafeatherinthewindandstatesthattrustingthetitle
characteronlyleadsto(*)
misery.Duringthispiece,thetitlecharacteroftheworkinwhichitisfeaturedlearns
thathisdaughterhasdiedratherthanthemansingingthesongbecauseofSparafucilesactions.For10points,
identifythisariacomposedbyGiuseppeVerdiinwhichRigolettorealizesthatGildaisdeadwhiletheDukeof
Mantuasingsabouthowficklewomenare.
ANSWER:
Ladonnamobile
[accept
WomenareFickle
orroughEnglishequivalentbeforementioned]

7.Therestorationofthispaintingaddedavasewithafaintimageofthecrossonit,whichisheldbyanangel
whooriginallylookeddownatafigurelyingdown.Anotherfigureispokedbythetoeofasleepingfigurewho
graspsaflowingsilverrobe.Thecentralfigureofthispaintingputspressureonagreencushionatopared
one,andwearsornamentationthatarcsacrossherforehead.ThispaintingwascommissionedfortheSanta
MariadeiServianddepicts(*)
SaintJeromelookingawayashestretchesoutascrollinfrontofarowofcolumns
thatsupportnothing.Acrowdofnudeangleswithcurlygoldenlocksstaresatthetwocentralfiguresinthis
painting,whichillustratesamedievalsimilecomparinganivorytowertothetitlefeature.For10points,identifythis
ManneristpaintingbyParmigianino.
ANSWER:
The
MadonnaoftheLongNeck
[or
La
MadonnadelColloLungo
]

8.ThismancomposedanoperathatbeginswiththegodsofTime,Fortune,andLovesingingthearia
Lumanafragilat.Inadditionto
TheReturnofUlyssestohisHomeland
,hewroteanoperaticscene
inspiredby
JerusalemDelivered
inwhichstringswerecontroversiallydividedintofour,notfive,sections,
depictingaknightoftheFirstCrusade.Heccomposedaworkthatseesconcertisuchasnigrasum
interspersedbetweenfiveotherPsalsms,(*)

VespersfortheBlessedVirgin
.Anotherofhisoperashasbeenlost
exceptforthetitlecharacterslamentthatbegins,
Lasciatemimorire
,orLetmedie.Besidesthe
Combat
betweenTancrediandClorinda
and
LArianna
,hecomposedanoperainwhichOttonehelpshisbelovedusurpthe
emperorwithwhomshehasanaffair,Nero.
TheCoronationofPoppea
isby,for10points,whatcomposerofthe
oldestoperastillintherepertoire,
LOrfeo
?
ANSWER:Claudio
Monteverdi

9.AugusteRodinmadeseveralsketchestitledafterthisactionafterseeingmembersofthecourtof
CambodiasKingSisowath.AJoanMiropaintingtitledafterapractitionerofthisactionfeaturesaspiralof
whitedotsandaninsectattachedtoahearthangingfromasphere,whileaHakuinEkakuwoodcutfeatures
Ebisudoingthiswithapoem.APicassopaintingdepictingthisactionoccursinaroomwithgreenandred
wallpaperinfrontofabalcony,whileaCorotpaintingaboutitdepictsmany(*)
nymphsinawoodedglade.
Breughelpaintedmanyworksinwhichthisisaccompaniedbymenbearinglargetankersofdrink,whileEdgar
Degaspaintedalmost1500scenesofchildreninaroomfordoingthis.Anotherworktitledforitfeaturesawoman
withaswollenbellyandtakesplaceagainstadeepblueskyandagreenlandscape.For10points,namethisaction
performedbyfivenakedwomeninaworkbyMatisse.
Answer:a
dance
[or
dancing
acceptclearknowledgeequivalents]

10.Aninterludebetweenthefourthandfifthmovementsofthisworkisatenminute,Dminorversionofa
themeheardthroughouttheworkalternatingin5/4,6/4,and7/4time.Thechoppytempoofitsfirst
movementdepictstherunningofagnome.Thefifthmovementrepresentssceneryfrom
Trilby
,aJulius
Gerberballet.Asaxophoneplaysin6/8timeaccompaniedbybass,representingatroubadour.Frequently
interspersedwith(*)
promenades,thisworkdepictssuchthingsasanOldCastle,childrenatplayintheTuilerie
gardens,aquarrelbetweentwowomenattheLimogesmarket,andawitchflyingawayonamortarfromherhut,
whichstandsonfowlslegs.Abaptismalhymnisfoundinthefinalmovement,atwopartrondodepictinga
UkrainianstructuretheGreatGateofKiev.OrchestratedbyRavel,for10points,namethisModestMussorgsky
pianosuiteinspiredbysomeViktorHartmannsketches.
ANSWER:
PicturesatanExhibition
[or
Kartinkisvystavki
]

11.Thisartistpaintedmenreachingfortheskywhiletwoangelswatchfromtherightinhisversionof
The
Ascension
.Hepaintedflamesilluminatingalargesailinaworkfromaseriesincluding
TheVictoryofLord
Duncan
and
TheDefeatoftheFloatingBatteriesatGibraltar.
ThispainterdepictedhiscousinHenryPelham

wearingapinkcollaredshirtandplayingwitha(*)
rodentin
BoywithaSquirrel
.Thisartistpaintedawork
depictingthetitularfigurepointingtoacolonialcharterinhisportraitofSamuelAdams.Twomenonaboatin
HavanaBayreachouttosavethetitlefigureofonepaintingbythismanfromthetitlefish.For10points,identify
thisAmericanpainterofaportraitofPaulRevereand
WatsonandtheShark
,whoapparentlypaintedabunchof
portraitsofFoundingFathers.
ANSWER:JohnSingleton
Copley

12.ThismancomposedawaltzwhosethemesarelabeledCantabilecalled
Bethena
andpaidtributetoa
railwaytycoonwith
TheGreatCrushCollisionMarch
.Oneofthismanslostoperaswasperformedforthe
Rooseveltfamilyandiscalled
AGuestofHonor
.ThiscollaboratorwithScottHaydenonSunflowerSlow
Dragcreatedonesurvivingoperainwhichthetitlecharacterisrescuedfroma(*)
waspnestafterattempting
tosaveherkidnappedmother.Thatworkis
Treemonisha
.AsocialclubinSedaliainspiredthismansbestselling
piece,thefirstinAmericanhistorytosellonemillioncopiesofonepieceofsheetmusic.For10points,namethis
AfricanAmericancomposeroftheMapleLeafRagandTheEntertainer.
ANSWER:Scott
Joplin

13.Oneversionofthispaintingincludesafigureontherightwithamustachethatisbothwhiteandblack,
whilealintelprotrudesfromtheleftedge.Thatversionshowsanotherfigurewearingacufflinkwith
crosshatchedwhitelinesonhisrighthand.Inamorewellknownversionofthispainting,theleftmostfigure
stepsonthefootofadogwhosetailcanbeseeninthecenter,whileapileofmulticoloredpaperslieona
(*)
table.Itsrightmostfigurewearsreddishbrownshoesandhasaredmouthvisiblethroughhisgraybeard,andisa
monkrepresentingMaxJacob.TwootherfiguresinthispaintingareaPierrotwearingblackaroundhiseyesanda
harlequinwithablackandwhitebeardandanorangeandyellowsuit,whorepresentGuillaumeApollinaireandthe
artist.For10points,namethisSyntheticCubistworkdepictingtheplayersofanaccordion,guitar,andrecorder,
paintedbyPabloPicasso.
ANSWER:
ThreeMusicians

14.OnecompositionofthistypewasslatedtobegivenaworldpremierbyYehudiMenuhininSan
Franciscothatcadenzalessworkendswithapolonaisethatrepeatsatleasttwentytimesduetoits
composersfailingmentalhealth.Thethirdmovementofanothercompositionofthiskindisfullofdouble
stopsandbrokenoctavesandhasbeendescribedasapolonaiseforpolarbears.Unlikeitscomposers
FAEsonata,oneworkinthisformwasnotworkedonbyAlbertDietrich.Anotherofthemopensunusually
withfourbeatsonthetimpaniandhasanextremelylongfirstmovementthatworkwaswrittenforFranz
(*)
Clement,whohadearlierhelpeditscomposerwithhisopera
Fidelio
.AlbanBergscompositionofthistypewas
dedicatedtothememoryofanangel,andoccasionallybreaksfromthefastslowfastschemeadoptedbysome,
suchasMozarts
Strassburg
and
Turkish
ones.For10points,nametheseworksforacertainsolostringed
instrumentandorchestra.
ANSWER:
violinconcerto
s[or
violinconcerti
prompton
concertos
prompton
concerti
]

15.Thetitlefigurehugsananimalsituatedonabedinthismanspainting
YoungBoywithaCat
.Apainting
oftwobirdssitsaboveafamily,oneofwhosedaughtersissittingonapetdog,in
MadameCharpentierand
herChildren
,aworkbythiscreatorof
JugglersattheCirqueFernando
.Twogirlswearingfloweredhatssit
byabasketoffruitin
OntheTerrace
,andanotherworkbythismanshowsawomannamedNiniinastriped
outfitinthetitle(*)
location,
TheTheaterBox
.ThismanalsodepictedalavishmealattheMaisonFournaiseina
workthatincludedfuturewifeAlineChargotandfellowpainterGustaveCaillebote.For10points,namethis
Impressionistpainterof
TheLuncheonoftheBoatingParty
.
Answer:PierreAuguste
Renoir

16.Thiscomposerusedthelatterhalfofhissecondsymphonytoeaseofftherapidchromaticmotifsofthe
firsthalf.Anapostolicmottofromanowdeceasedpontiffbecamethecenterpieceofthismans
acappella
choralpiece
TotusTuus
.Thiscomposermadeheavyuseoftheaeolianmodeinaworkthatasksitssingersto
repeatthephraseDomineDeusNoster,
Miserere
.Wholetoneharmoniesmoveinparalleltoanevolving
melodiclineinthismanspiece
Refren
,butheisbetterknownforapiececelebratingthe(*)
martyrdomofSt.
Stanislaw,
BeatusVir
.ThesecondmovementofthiscomposersmostfamoussymphonyusestextfromaGestapo

cellwallandincorporatesthePolishversionoftheHailMary.For10points,identifythiscomposerofthe
SymphonyofSorrowfulSongs
.
Answer:Henryk
Gorecki

17.
LeVoyagedeRetour
wasoneprintthisartistmadeforAlfredJarrysnovel
UbuRoi
.Aredovalobscures
partofthetitlefigureofthismans
PortraitofaManinaLateNineteenthCenturyFrame
.Thiscreator
of
ThreeCircles
andtheowllikesculpture
Personnage
includedastripedcurtaininhispainting
Horse,Pipe,
andRedFlower
.Acrescentmoonsitsinthecenterofhiswork
TheNightingalesSongatMidnightandthe
MorningRain
,andamorefamouspaintingincludesaneyepeeringoutfroma

(*)
pinetree.Thatpaintingin
whichFrenchflagshangfromtreesandanimalsstandbyahouseistitled
TheTilledField
.Inthisartistsmost
famouspainting,aladderreachesforthesky,thesamedirectioninwhichthetitlecaninefaces.For10points,name
thisCatalanpainterof
DogBarkingattheMoon
.
ANSWER:Joan
Mir
iFerr

18.RichardHeubergercommissionedthismantosetPsalm150tomusic,andhisonlystringquartet,
composedinCminor,includesthesamerepeatedfirstmovementasanotherworkdoneinFMinor.Hisleast
popularsymphony,hissixth,containsaMajestosofirstmovementplayedinAmajor.FranzSchalkaddedthe
triangleandcymbalstothismans5thsymphonyinBflatminor,apiecethatisoccasionallycalledthe
Tragic
Symphony
.Oneofthiscomposers(*)
oddlynumberedsymphoniesbeginswithanostinatoinDminor,andhis
mostfamoussymphony,his4th,includesa
Volkfest
finaleandwascomposedinEflatmajor.For10points,name
thisAustriancomposerofthe
StudySymphony
,the
ZerothSymphony
andthe
RomanticSymphony
.
ANSWER:Anton
Bruckner

19.ThisartistchronicledthedisplacementoftheresidentsofMonticello,Californiaduringthe1950swith
PirkleJones,andhadearlierdepictedfemaleandminorityworkersatWWIIshipyards.Othercollectionsby
thisartistinclude
MormonVillages
and
AnAmericanExodus
.Onephotographbythisartistshowsa
storefrontwithalargebannerreading
(*)IamanAmerican,whileanaccompanyingworkshowsJapanese
childrenrecitingthePledgeofAllegiance.ShewaswonaGuggenheimFellowshipforworkshedidfortheFarm
SecurityAdministration.For10points,identifythisAmericanphotographerofwhosemostfamousworkshowsa
sadwomanflankedbyhertwochildren,
MigrantMother
.
ANSWER:Dorothea
Lange

20.Thefourthsceneofthesecondactofthisworktakesmusicfromthecomposersearlier
Undina.
Thefirst
actfeaturesa
Pasdedeux
forTwoMerryMakersshortlybeforetheDancewithGoblets.Thiswork
beginswiththemaleleadcelebratinghistwentyfirstbirthdaywithhistutorWolfgangandfriendBenno.
Afterreceivingacrossbow,hegoestothetitlelocation,whichwasformedbythefemaleleadsparentstears.
Onecharacterappearsonlyasan(*)
owluntilhedisguiseshimselfforaballwherehetricksthemaleleadinto
marryinghisdaughter.Themaleleadrealizeshismistake,confessinghisloveforthefemaleleadbeforetheydrown
themselvesinthetitlelocation.For10points,namethisballetinwhichOdilesdad,theevilsorcerervonRothbart,
cursesSiegfriedsbelovedOdettetospendherdaysasthetitlewhitebirdnearthetitlebodyofwater,by
Tchaikovsky.
ANSWER:
SwanLake
[or
Lebednoyezero
or
Tchaikovskysopus20
]

TIEBREAKERS(READIFNEEDED):
Inoneofthismansovertures,rollingarpeggiosgivetheimageofthesurgingseaandbothcellosand
bassoonsareusedtocreateasenseofswirlingwindsandwaters.ThreeVenetianBoatSongsareincluded
inacollectionofeightbookseachcontainingsixsongsthatthecomposerwrotethroughouthislife.Thisseries
isknownas(*)
SongswithoutWords.Thismanalsowroteincidentalmusicto
AMidsummerNights
Dream
whichincludeshisfamousWeddingMarch.Thiscomposersfourthsymphonyopensafterashort
preparationwithanenergeticthemeintheviolinsshowingthevitalityofthetitularlocale.For10points,name
composerofthe
HebridesOverture
andthe
ItalianSymphony
.
ANSWER:Felix
Mendelssohn

Earlyinhislife,thisarchitectdesignedlamppostsforthesquaresinhishomecityandlaterbuiltashowcase

foraglovecompanyattheWorldsFairinParis,resultingintheacquisitionofalongtimesponsor.Hisearly
structuresincludetheCasaVicens,notablyinlaidwithceramictiles,andtheVillaElCapricho,which
utilizedGothicarchitecturethathelatercharacterizedasadefectivebodythatholdswithsupport.
Productsofalaterstylethatincorporatedafusionofnaturalshapeswithnewfoundreligiousfervorinclude
dedicationstohissponsor,EusebiGuell,insuchformsasthe(*)
PalauGuell,whichfeaturedupperstory
observationdecksfromwhichtheownercouldobserveguests.However,heisbestknownforobsessivelydesigning
andbuildingthecryptforanunfinishedprojectinBarcelona.For10points,namethislateCatalanarchitectof
La
SagradaFamilia
.
ANSWER:AntoniPlcidGuillem
Gaud
iCornet[orAntonioPlcidGuillem
Gaud
iCornet]