Round 7: Tossup 9

The second movement of this composer’s first symphony calls for cathedral chimes to accompany an E major brass chorale in 3/2 time. A scherzo ends this composer’s E minor piano sonata, which has been recorded by Michelle Cann. This composer’s A minor piano quintet and three-section Piano Concerto in One Movement were discovered in 2009 in a house in St. Anne, Illinois. The 2022 (15[1])Grammy for Best Orchestral Performance went to the Philadelphia Orchestra’s recording of this composer’s C minor third symphony and (*) E minor first symphony. Both of those symphonies by this composer of Ethiopia’s Shadow in America (10[1])imitate a Juba dance in the scherzo, and her first won the 1933 Rodman Wanamaker competition. For 10 points, name this first Black female composer (10[1])to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra. ■END■ (10[1])

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