Packet N: Bonus 14
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s book on the “Principles” of this discipline describes a phase in which the young composer “puts his entire faith in percussion instruments, believing that the beauty of sound emanates entirely from” them. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this discipline, the art of assigning parts to different instruments in a large ensemble.
ANSWER: orchestration [accept instrumentation; accept Principles of Orchestration; accept Osnovi orkyestrovki; prompt on arrangement or arranging]
[10m] In Principles of Orchestration, Rimsky-Korsakov analyzes this piece of his to demonstrate the benefits of doubling violins with high woodwinds. This piece’s movements include two Alboradas and a “Fandango Asturiano.”
ANSWER: Capriccio Espagnol [or Capriccio on Spanish Themes; or Kaprichchio na ispanskie temy]
[10h] Rimsky-Korsakov’s own orchestrations include passages from this composer’s opera William Ratcliff. In a review, this composer lambasted Rachmaninoff’s first symphony.
ANSWER: César Cui (“KYOO-ee”) [or César Antonovich Cui]
<Columbia B, Classical Music> | Packet N - Simon Fraser A, Carleton A, Georgia Tech A, Claremont A, Warwick A, Columbia B
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 12.89 | 79% | 42% | 8% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandeis A | Bowdoin A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brandeis B | Southern Connecticut State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harvard B | Dartmouth B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| MIT | Harvard A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California (South) | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 11 | 11.82 | 64% | 55% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| Northeast | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 7.50 | 50% | 25% | 0% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 13.33 | 83% | 33% | 17% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 15.00 | 88% | 50% | 13% |