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WrittenandeditedbyTanayKothari,AnkitAggarwal,NikhilDesai,DanDonohue,DouglasGraebner,
AuroniGupta,JeffGeringer,andKayLi
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1.
Owlshapedarcoteriasitatopthemainpubliclibraryinthiscitywhosemainartmuseumfeaturesthe
NicholsBridgewaylinkingasculpturegardentoawingdesignedbyRenzoPiano.Thiscityishometo
Chagallsmural
TheFourSeasons
andsculptureslikeMirs
TheSun,TheMoon,andOneStar
andan
untitledPicassoresemblingababoon.Apairofapartmentbuildingslocatedat860880(*)
LakeShoreDrive
weredesignedbyMiesvanderRohe.Paintingsinamuseumheredepictaleashedmonkey,fivecentPhilliescigars,
andadentist.Itsnamesakeschoolfavorsskyscrapersandgridsofthreepaneledwindows,asinfluencedbyLouis
Sullivan.
AmericanGothic
isfoundin,for10points,whatMidwesterncity,hometotheRobieHouse,whoseArt
InstituteoverlooksLakeMichigan?
ANSWER:
Chicago

2.
OnepartofthisseriesbeginswithanallegrettopastoraleanddepictsanearlyoccasionintheSahara
Desertratherthanthesentimentsofthetitlecharater.AnotheroneoftheseworkswassettowordsbySarah
Brightman,althoughitwasonlyintendedforviolin,anddiscussesthesadnessofitstitlecharacter.Themost
famousworkincludedinthisserieshasstringstransitionfrompizzicatoto(*)
tremoloandendswiththetitle
characterofthecollectionrealizingthathehasbeendreamingandwillnotactuallybecomeatroll.For10points,
namethisseriesoforchestralworksthatincludeMorningMood,SolveigsSongandIntheHallofthe
MountainKing,twosuitesnamedafteraHenrikIbsenplayandcomposedbyEdvardGrieg.
ANSWER:
PeerGynt
Suites

3.
Hensandhorsedrawncarriagesstandinthesnowaspeoplecongregatenearthebottomleftforthecentral
eventofoneofhispaintings.Inadditionto
CensusatBethlehem
,heillustratedamanstabbingalarge
creaturewhosemouthisfullofsmallerones,whileanothermandoesthatinaboatontheside.That
print,
BigFishEatLittleFish
,wasalsoattributedtoBosch.Heincludedamanbanginghisheadagainsta
wallandahangingpairofscissorsinapaintingoncecalled
The
(*)
FollyoftheWorld
,intendedtodepictthe
titleculturalphenomenon.However,heisbetterknownforpaintingafamedBabylonianbuildinginastateof
disarray.For10points,identifythisFlemishpainterof
NetherlandishProverbs
and
TheTowerofBabel
,to
whom
LandscapeWithTheFallofIcarus
wasformerlyattributed.
ANSWER:Pieter
Bruegel
the
Elder
[prompton
Bruegel
acceptPieter
Bruegel
the
Peasant
]

4.
ThisballetincludesthegentleDanceoftheRoseMaidens,arrangedforanaccordionsextet,aswellas
theDanceoftheKurds.Thetitlecharactersfather,Avanes,runsacollectivefarminginstitution,butis
troubledbyfoursmugglers.Inthisballetbasedoffapreviouswork,
Happiness
,thetitlecharactersbetrayal
byGikoresultsinhermarriageto(*)
Kazhakov.Itismostfamousforacompositionthatemploystimpanisand
stringsforanostinatothatrunswhiledancersdemonstratetheirskillswiththetitleweapons.For10points,identify
thisballetbyAramKhachaturianthatincludestheSabreDance.
ANSWER:
Gayane

5.
His
StringQuartetinFourParts
isbasedonIndianphilosophicalviewsoftheseasons,whilehis
Apartment
House1776
wascomposedfortheAmericanbicentennial.HebasedanotherworkonSaties
Socrat
,whilehe
usedtextbyJamesJoyceforaworksubtitledanIrishcircuson
FinnegansWake
.Inadditionto
Cheap
Imitation
and(*)

Roaratorio
,his
EtudesAustrales
madeprominentuseofstarcharts.Thismanismorefamousfor
workscreatedusingapreparedpiano,aswellasafourpartseriesthatusesphonographsandradiosas
instruments.For10points,identifythisAmericancomposerofthe
ImaginaryLandscape
seriesandaworkinwhich
nonotesareplayedfor273seconds.
ANSWER:JohnMilton
Cage
,Jr.

6.
Oneofthispaintersscenesisframedbytworowsofcolumnsthemiddleoftherearrowcontainsadove
aboveabeigefrockedpriest.Thenextpaintinginthatseriescontainsagirlinwhitepeeringdirectlyata
dyingman.HeillustratedascenefromaGngorabookin
LandscapewithPolyphemus
anddepictedawidow

collectingtheashesofherhusbandinaworkpairedwithonedepictingtheburialofthatAthenianstatesman.
Anangelcarriesa(*)
hoopatthetopofoneofhisworks,whichfeaturesrompingatopadarkcloudanda
wreathedstatueofJanusbyfourcavortingwomen.Thisartistof
DancetotheMusicofTime
includedMarriage
andExtremeUnctioninhis
SevenSacraments
seriesandpaintedthreeshepherdsshowingaladyaninscriptionon
aslabofstoneinhismasterpiece.For10points,namethisFrenchclassicalpainterof
EtinArcadiaEgo
.
ANSWER:Nicholas
Poussin

7.
ThetitlecharacterofoneofthiscomposersoperasmarriesAbenametdespitedeaththreatsfromAlmuzir.
Thiscomposerof
ZoraidaofGranada
describedGhinostreacheryagainstthetitlecharacter,whodiesatthe
endofhis
PiadeTolomei
.TheMarquiseofBerkenfieldgivesMarieapropereducationinoneofhisoperas,
andDoctorMalatestaconvincesthetitlecharactertoconsenttoErnestosmarriagetoNorinain(*)

Don
Pasquale
.Thetitlecharacterofoneofhisoperassings
Ildolcesuono
assheimaginesbeingwithEdgardo,whilea
morefamousariaissungbyNemorinowhenAdinaweepsandistitled
Unafurtivalagrima
.For10points,name
thisItaliancomposerof
TheElixirofLove
and
LuciadiLammermoor
.
ANSWER:Gaetano
Donizetti

8.
RecordingsofthisworkincludeonebyHarnoncourtandhisConcentusMusicusWien,whichaddedhorn
trillsandrushedthroughthework,andonebytheBoydNeelOrchestra,thefirsttoplayitonamajorlabel.
AconcertolikeviolinpartthatisabsentfrommoderneditionswaspresentinFriedrichChrysanders
edition,whichalsocollapsedthefinaltwomovementsinDmajorandGmajorintoone.Thisworkcontains
bothavariationofandanactualAllaHornpipesection.Itexcludedthe(*)
harpsichordfromthefull
complementofBaroqueinstrumentsandwaspartlyplayedatafeastinChelsea.Twomovementsofthisworkwere
intendedforoutdoorplayappropriate,astheinauguralperformanceofitwasaboardabargeontheThamesRiver.
For10points,namethissuitepairedwiththe
RoyalFireworks
,writtenbyHandeltoentertaintheKingofEngland.
ANSWER:
WaterMusic

9.
ThismanpaintedaportraitofGuillaumeApollinaire,andanotherofhisworksjuxtaposesasculpted
Greekheadandasurgeon'sgloveagainstalocomotiveinthebackground,entitled
LoveSong
.Anotherofthis
man'spaintingsdepictsanequestrianstatuecastingashadowonthetitularstructure.Alongwith
The
(*)
Red
Tower
,thismandepictedaseriesofbrightlycoloredmetaphysicalshapessharinganenvironmentwithdisembodied
statuesinapaintingthatwouldlaterinspireanamesakeSylviaPlathpoem,
TheDisquietingMuses
.Healsopainted
aseriesthatconsistsofenigmaticcrosssectionsofthecityofTurininthe"MetaphysicalTownSquare"series.In
hismostfamouswork,agirlrollsahoopintheshadowofanarcade.Fortenpoints,namethisGreekItalianpainter
of
MysteryandMelancholyofAStreet,
anotedexponentofPitturaMetafisica.
ANSWER:Giorgio
deChirico

10.
MusiciansrefertotheD,Eflat,E,Bflatmotifasthisworksnamesakechord.AninversionoftheDies
Iraechantisplayedwhenacharacterseeshowhisfriendsmilesinthelight.TheDiesIraeisalsoheard
inthebrassinthesongEpiphanyaswellasinthevocalsfortheeponymousBallad.A
passacaglia
plays
afterJonasFoggs(*)
asylumisescapedbythesingerofGreenFinchandLinnetBirdwithAnthonyHopes
help.TobiasRaggkillsthetitlecharacterafterhekillsabeggarwomanwhowasreallyhiswifeinhisquestfor
revengeonJudeTurpin.BeginningwithTheresNoPlaceLikeLondon,for10points,namethisStephen
SondheimoperettainwhichthetitlecharacterdecidestobakeALittlePriestintoMrs.Lovettsmeatspiesby
killingcustomersofhisbarbershop.
ANSWER:
SweeneyTodd
:TheDemonBarberofFleetStreet

11.
Thiswork
wasexhibitedalongsideapaintingwhichdepictsamanlyingnexttoatreetrunkwithagunin
hishand,
TheConcealedEnemy
.Whiletheskyatthispaintingstopleftismerelyhazy,thatatthetopright
featuresmanydarkclouds.Adeadtreewithonebranchjuttingintotheskyisvisibleinthebackground,in
frontoftwolivetreesthatappeartobeblowntotherightbywind.Onefigureinthisworkleansonatable
containingtwotasseledpiecesof(*)
fabric,aswellasadeadbird,andwearsdarkredpantstocontrastwithhis
checkeredblueshirt.Therightmostfigureinthisworkwearsaredandyellowlibertycapandholdsanoar,and
debateexistsoverwhethertheleftmostisadog,cat,orbearcub.For10points,namethisworkdepictingtwomen
rowingacanoedownthetitularriver,paintedbyGeorgeCalebBingham.

ANSWER:
FurTradersDescendingtheMissouri

12.
WhilenotJacquesLouisDavid,thisartistpaintedtwoversionsofthe
DeathofMarat
thatdepictboth
centralfiguresnude,withCharlotteCordayfacingtheviewer.Inthismanspainting
WorkerandChild
,a
younggirlwearingayellowbonnetholdsafacelessmanshand.Aredheadedwomanconsolesherloverin
thismanspainting
LoveandPain
,commonlyknownbyanothername.Awomanmournsnexttoagirl
sufferingfromtuberculosis,believedtobetheartistssister,inhiswork
The
(*)
SickChild.
Thisartistismore
famousfor
Vampire
,aswellaspaintingssettoaswirledredskyonabridgenearEkeberg.Thisartistpainteda
seriesthatincludes
Anxiety
andaworkthatdepictsafigurewithitsmouthwideopenandhandstothesideofits
face.Thatseriesiscalled
TheFriezeofLife
.For10points,identifythisNorwegianpainterof
TheScream
.
ANSWER:Edvard
Munch

13.
Ovidscalendar
Fasti
isoftencitedasaninspirationforthispainting.Thefoliagearoundthecentral
figurehasledtospeculationthatshemaybeMadonnaandnottheGreekgoddesswithwhichsheis
associated.Atthispaintingsright,ZephyrkidnapsChloris,whoisturninginto(*
)Flora.Mercurybrushes
cloudsawaywithhiscaduceusatthefarleftofthispaintinglocatedinFlorencesUffiziGallery.Tohisrightarethe
threeGracesdancingarondel,oneofwhomistargetedbyCupid.Thecentralfigure,Venus,standsbelowCupid
withonepalmtowardtheviewer.For10points,identifythislargepanelpaintingthatGiorgioVasarisaidreminded
himofspring,aworkbySandroBotticelli.
ANSWER:
La
Primavera
[or
The
AllegoryofSpring
]

14.
ThomasWhittemorewasentrustedwiththeunveilingofmosaicslocatedhere,oneofwhichdepicts
emperorLeonVIkneelingbeforeJesus,whileanothershowstwolocalleadersinthesameroomastheVirgin
Mary.Thecenterpieceofthisstructurewasdecimatedbyearthquakesin558,anditsreplacementwas
destroyedfiveyearslater.Agreenstonemarksonespotinthisbuildingthatpreviouslyheldathrone,the
LogeoftheEmpress.TheFossati(*)
brotherswereentrustedwiththerenovationofthisbuildinglongafterithad
serveditsoriginalpurpose.Initially,thedestructionofitspredecessorduringtheNikariotspromptedJustinianIto
employIsidoreofMiletusandAnthemiusofTrallestobuildit.For10points,namethis
basilicaturnedmosqueturnedmuseum,adomedbuildinginIstanbul.
ANSWER:
HagiaSophia

15.
PaintingsofthisobjectmadeinagardenatLesLauvesdepictitbehindtreesrepresentedbycurvingarcs
ofgreenandyellowpaint,andanotherworkdepictingitshowsarowoftreeswithsnowontheirbranches
risinginfrontofalowstonewall,whileitappearsinthebackground.Manypaintingsdepictingthisobject
weremadeneartheChateauNoirinthe(*)
BibemusQuarry.Onepaintingofitdepictsaroadflankedbytrees
thatblendinwiththehillside,whileanotherusesrectangularswathesofcolortodepicthousesandtreesanddepicts
oneaspectofthisfeaturewithasquareofwhitepaint.Yetanotherpaintingofitfeaturesarailroadatrightmadeto
looklikeaRomanaqueductandisframedatleftandtopbythetrunkandbranchesofapinetree,whichappearsto
brushitssummit.For10points,namethismountain,paintedmanytimesinthe1870sand1880sbyPaulCezanne.
ANSWER:Monte
SainteVictoire
[promptonthe
mountain
that
Cezanne
paintedbeforeCezanne]

16.
Thiscomposerwroteabookwhichheprefacedbysayinghisessayswereforthosewhocouldntstandhis
music,andhismusicforthosewhocouldntstandhisessays.Thatbookschaptersarenamedafterthe
movementsofhissecondpianosonata,whichquotesBeethovens
Hammerklavier
,featuresafluteplayingthe
songMartyn,anddirectstheplayertocreateaclusterchordwithapieceofwood.Anotherofhisworks
featuresabackdropofstringswhilewoodwindandpianoimitatenightowlsfromHealysandplaypopular
songslike
Hello
(*)
MaBaby
andSousas
WashingtonPost
.Yetanotherworkbyhimfeaturestheinvisiblereply
ofaflutetothetitularquerybyatrumpet,andanotherisdividedintomovementssuchasPutnamsCampandthe
HousatonicatStockbridge.For10points,namethisauthorof
EssaysBeforeaSonata
,anAmericancomposerof
the
ConcordSonata
,
CentralParkintheDark
,
TheUnansweredQuestion,
and
ThreePlacesinNewEngland.
ANSWER:CharlesEdward
Ives

17.
TheChineseemperorTronconesdeathcausesapowerstruggleinanoperacomposedbythismanwhose
setofconcertosdedicatedtoVettorDelfinoistitled
LaStravaganza
.Thiscomposerof
Teuzzone
and

Motezuma
createdeightintroduzioniincluding
OstroPicta
andused
allegro
toendallbutoneofhisconcerti
forviolinslabeled
LEstroArmonico
.Thefifthconcerto,playedinEflatminor,ofoneofthiscomposerssets
istitledThe(*)
SeaStormthatsetis
TheContestbetweenHarmonyandInvention
.Thiscomposerismore
famousforasubsetofthatcreationwhichincludes
Lestate
and
LaPrimavera
.For10points,identifythisRed
Priest,theItaliancomposerof
TheFourSeasons
.
ANSWER:AntonioLucio
Vivaldi

18.
Thisartistcastafigurewithamissingarmandleginhis
WarriorwithShield
andcreatedawork
resemblingaskullcalled
NuclearEnergy.
WithBenNicholsonandBarbaraHeptworth
,
thisartistwasa
memberoftheSevenandFiveSociety.HecastaworkattheentrancetotheNationalGallerysEastBuilding
thatconsistsoftwobimorphicbronzefigureseachwithonepolishedgoldensurface.Thissculptorof(*)
KnifeEdgeMirrorTwoPiece
alsocarvedarelieffortheUndergroundBuilding,
EastWind
.Oneworkbythisman
wasinspiredbyarecliningwomanfromtheParthenon,
DieLegende
.Thismansmostfamousworksareinspiredby
Mesoamericanchacmoolsandincludeonethathasalargeovalholeforatorso.For10points,namethissculptorof
biomorphicrecliningnudes.
ANSWER:Henry
Moore

19.
AlexanderNemtincompletedthepreludeforoneofthismansworksthatwasintendedtobeplayedonce
humanswerereplacedbyotherbeings.Oneofthismanssonatasischaracterizedbyanintervalofaminor
ninthandoccasionallyextendstothreestaves.Thiscomposerof
PreludeandNocturnefortheLeft
Hand
createdasymphonicpoemwhoseepilogueintroducesorchestrabellsandincludesasectiontitledthe
realizationofafantasticdream.Thiscomposerofthe(*)
BlackMassSonataendedhislastcompleted
orchestralworkwithanFsharpmajortriadandincludedpartsforcolororganinhomagetoaGreekgod.For10
points,identifythisRussiancomposerwholeft
Mysterium
unfinished,butdidcomplete
ThePoemof
Ecstasy
and
Prometheus:ThePoemofFire
.
ANSWER:AlexanderNikolaevich
Scriabin

20.
Oneperformerfromthisnationnearlycausedariotwhenshefellsickbeforeaperformanceof
Anna
Bolena
atLaScala.ShesangaduetwithFreddyMercuryandmadeahistoricpremiereasthetitlecharacter
ofDonizettis
LucreziaBorgia
.Anotherperformerfromthisnationrecorded
WestSideStory
withLeonard
Bernsteinandmostfamouslyplayed(*)
DonJosfrom
Carmen
.Anothermanwhohailsfromthisnationthat
MontserratCaballcallshomeopenedarecordtwentyoneseasonsattheMetropolitanOperaandperformedin
threeFootballWorldCupsaspartofaprestigiousgroupwithanItalian,LucianoPavarotti.For10points,identify
thisnation,thehomeoftwomembersof
TheThreeTenors
,JoseCarrerasandPlacidoDomingo.
ANSWER:Kingdomof
Spain
[orReinode
Espaa
]

TIEBREAKERS(READIFNEEDED):
ThisstudentofHegiasandHageladaswasfirstcommissionedtosculptstatuesofagroupofmilitaryfigures,
includingthegeneralMiltiadestheYounger,andwouldlaterbetaskedbyPericlestocreatefurther
celebratoryworksfollowingtheBattleofMarathon.Amonghismostfamoussculpturesaretwostatuesofthe
samedivine(*)
daughterintheAcropolis,onethatstandsbetweenthePropylaeaandtheParthenon,andanother
onethatPausaniusdescribedasbearingseveraldifferentmythicalcreaturesonpartsofherarmor.Anothergrand
work,astatueoftheOlympianfatherfigure,isdrapedingoldandivoryandwaspresumedtohavebeendestroyed
byafire.For10points,identifythisancientGreeksculptorwhousedtheGoldenRatioandsculptedthe
Athena
Promachos
,
AthenaParthenos
,andtheStatueofZeusatOlympia,oneofthesevenwondersoftheancientworld.
ANSWER:
Phidias
or
Pheidias

Thismanusedatechniqueof
scordatura
,ormistuningthetwoviolinsthatplaywithbassocontinuoinhis
sixpartcollection
MusicalDelight.
ThiscomposerofninetyfivefuguesinspiredbytheMagnificatalso
composedaworkdedicatedtoDieterichBuxtehudeinwhichthereareanywherefromfivetoeightvariations
onsixdifferentariassuchasSebaldina.Besides
TheHexachordofApollo
,thiscomposerof
ChaconneinF
minor
ismorefamousforaworkinwhichthreeviolinsand(*)
bassocontinuoplaythechordsofD,A,B,
Fsharp,G,D,G,A.Inthatwork,whichisactuallya
passacaglia
traditionallypairedwithagiguedance,thatchord
progressionisrepeatedoverandoverandoveragain.For10points,namethisGermanBaroquecomposer

whose
CanoninDMajor
isreallypopularatweddings.
ANSWER:Johann
Pachelbel