Question

Alicia de Larrocha made the first complete recording of a piece for this instrument that contrasts A-flat minor and A-flat major in its opening Evocación ("eh-vo-ca-see-OWN"). The song "Bésame Mucho" was inspired by "The Maiden and the Nightingale," (20[1]0[1])a (0[1])piece for this instrument from Enrique Granados' (0[1])Goyescas. Ricardo Viñes (0[1])premiered (0[1])a piece for this instrument (0[1])whose first movement depicts the Generalife (0[1])("he-ne-ra-LEE-feh"), Manuel (0[1])de Falla's (0[1])(*) ("FA-ya's") Nights (0[1])in the Gardens (0[3])of Spain. (0[3])Basque folk music (0[1])inspired (0[1])a G major (0[1])concerto (0[1])for this instrument by Maurice Ravel (0[1])that begins with a whip crack. (10[2])Paul Wittgenstein (10[2])premiered Ravel's (10[2])concerto (10[1])for the left hand (10[1])on (10[2])this (10[1])instrument. (10[1])For 10 points, the right pedal (10[3])is used for (10[1])sustain (10[3])on (10[1])what (10[2])keyboard (10[1])instrument? (10[2])■END■ (10[16])

ANSWER: piano [or pianoforte] (The piece in the first clue is Isaac Albeniz's Iberia.)
<Fine Arts - Auditory Fine Arts>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Camden WilliamsAudrain County ATLexington360
Daniel GuoUni School of Nashville AInnovation Academy B3620
Kartik BhatSolonIrvington370
Maximilian LinEastchesterHinsdale Central A440
Omkar MaratheFremdUni of Illinois Laboratory470
Manu SankaranLambert AStrake Jesuit A480
Annie WilliamsonUni School of Nashville BMontgomery Blair B530
Evan SchleckHunter AMontgomery Blair A590
Spencer ManningAdlai E. Stevenson AAlabama Cyber Tech600
Arjun DesikanSeven LakesEdina620
Tyler SongWinston Churchill AWalker630
Joshua LiJohns CreekLindbergh660
Christopher StewartYukon ALincoln-Way East A660
Samyuktha KrishnanLambert BQuince Orchard660
Travis JohnsonGreat ValleyCentennial A680
Keefe YangCarmel BNorthside College Prep680
Sophia GuoThomas Jefferson BCentennial B680
Abigail LeeThomas Jefferson ABelmont710
Zachary MartinPageWhite Pigeon720
Lynda MaBarringtonChattahoochee A750
Aaron LiuOkemosDetroit Catholic Central C760
Ben YanceyDetroit Catholic Central ANorthview820
Brian PhoCarmel AGlenbrook South8810
Sophia SwainHerronHomewood-Flossmoor8810
Nicholas DíazCarl SandburgMilton9010
Lucas ArdeleanInnovation Academy AStrake Jesuit B9010
Ryan SmithDowningtown STEMClassen SAS9210
Sriram SusarlaWayzataGrosse Pointe South9210
Jasper XuWestwoodNorthmont9310
Philip CalabreseDetroit Catholic Central BFairfield County AT9710
Kevin YangAdlai E. Stevenson BPark Tudor9810
Nam DangRichard MontgomeryWalter Payton A9810
Leo OsborneAlabama Cyber TechAdlai E. Stevenson A9910
Juni LowenharHunter BChattahoochee B10010
Amy TanNorth QuincyLincoln-Way East B10610
Ahya FarhatRussellThomas Jefferson D10610
Reed KarosichCoronadoVirginia10610
Cormac KennedySaint JosephThomas Jefferson E10910
Haughton NepplGeorgetown DayWest Point11010
Jade GoKane County ATThomas Jefferson C11010
Maya RitzYukon BLee's Summit11010
Jack O’BrienEdinaSeven Lakes11110
Sasha TripathiParkway WestSaratoga11210
Ruhi NairWinston Churchill BWalter Payton B11210
Jayden WrightWhite PigeonPage11310
Kaiden LeeNorthviewDetroit Catholic Central A11410
Ethan Gong-NortonBelmontThomas Jefferson A11410
Shishir BharadwajLexingtonAudrain County AT11510
Martin AmesChattahoochee ABarrington11510
Sahil PrasadCentennial AGreat Valley11510
Steven ZhaoHinsdale Central AEastchester11510
David BlackUni of Illinois LaboratoryFremd11510
Brandon HuIrvingtonSolon11510
Vidur KothurLindberghJohns Creek11510
Khang LeStrake Jesuit ALambert A11510
Felix SacksLincoln-Way East AYukon A11510
Arjun RamachandranMontgomery Blair AHunter A11510
Jason YaoMontgomery Blair BUni School of Nashville B11510
Lyn RedmanNorthside College PrepCarmel B11510
Brady ShihDetroit Catholic Central COkemos11510
Drew DietrichQuince OrchardLambert B11510
Ryan ChangCentennial BThomas Jefferson B11510
Karthik JayaramWalkerWinston Churchill A11510

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC06/07/2025Y42100%2%0%105.57