Packet 3: Bonus 18
The A-flat major first movement of this symphony modulates to C-sharp minor for its slow middle section, where the choir hums an ostinato doubled by solo oboe and English horn. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this choral symphony that sets Konstantin Balmont’s free translation of an American poem.
ANSWER: The Bells [or Kolokola]
[10e] The Bells is a choral symphony by this large-handed Russian composer who imitated bells at the start of his second piano concerto in C minor.
ANSWER: Sergei Rachmaninoff [or Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff]
[10m] The second movement of The Bells is based on this melody, which begins “F, E, F, D, E, C, D, D.” The piano harmonizes this melody in block chords in the seventh variation of Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
ANSWER: “Dies irae”
<FW, Auditory Fine Arts> | NAFTA-Packet-3
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 16.74 | 100% | 61% | 7% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contessa Dora | Rosslyn Academic Team | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| JHU | https://i.imgur.com/C6nN2FE.png | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Maryland F♯ A♯ ∞ | Catholic University A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Munir Siddiqui Fan Club | Mike and Psmith | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Penn State | UNC Charity | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 2026 NAFTA at UBC | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 80% | 40% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Harvard | 10/04/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Oxford | 10/11/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Columbia | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Richmond | 12/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |