Question

A piece by this composer repeats a different chord in each of the 11 sections that follow its opening "Pulses." (20[1])In a piece by this composer, two performers repeat (20[1])the rhythm "3 eighth notes, (20[1])2 eighth notes, eighth note, 2 (0[1])eighth notes," with one of them delaying it by an extra eighth rest on each repetition. (20[2])Terry Riley's In C and the preaching of Brother Walter inspired a tape composition by this composer. (20[1]0[1])A string quartet by this composer of (*) Music for 18 Musicians (10[3]0[1])ends (10[1])with the movement (10[1])"After the War," (10[1])which intersperses interviews with Holocaust (10[1])survivors. (10[1]0[4])This (0[1])composer (0[1])pioneered phasing in pieces (10[1])like It's Gonna Rain (0[1])and Clapping Music. For 10 points, name this minimalist American composer (0[2])of Different Trains. (10[2]0[4])■END■ (10[5]0[11])

ANSWER: Steve Reich ("RYSHE") [or Stephen Michael Reich]
<Fine Arts - Auditory Fine Arts>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Spencer ManningAdlai E. Stevenson APark Tudor1920
Max ChenStrake Jesuit AWalter Payton A2820
Evan SchleckHunter ALindbergh3320
Ben YanceyDetroit Catholic Central AInnovation Academy A390
Juni LowenharHunter BWalter Payton B5520
Daniel GuoUni School of Nashville AWinston Churchill A5520
Andrew PeusterAudrain County ATWestwood7220
Ryan SmithDowningtown STEMMontgomery Blair B720
Ethan Gong-NortonBelmontAdlai E. Stevenson B8310
Shishir BharadwajLexingtonHinsdale Central A8310
Snehan SarochRussellCoronado8310
Keefe YangCarmel BSaratoga830
Edward KimJohns CreekFremd8410
Arjun DesikanSeven LakesCarl Sandburg8710
Manu SankaranLambert AAlabama Cyber Tech9010
Christopher StewartYukon AWinston Churchill B9510
Charan PratapeneniClassen SASUni School of Nashville B9610
Travis JohnsonGreat ValleyQuince Orchard960
David BlackUni of Illinois LaboratoryRichard Montgomery960
Joshua KochGrosse Pointe SouthThomas Jefferson A960
Brodie HenryWest PointCentennial A960
Kartik BhatSolonKane County AT970
Rajiv PujaraFairfield County ATLee's Summit980
Brian PhoCarmel ACentennial B10210
Sophia GuoThomas Jefferson BNorthside College Prep1060
Aaron LiuOkemosWhite Pigeon1170
Matthew PengThomas Jefferson CYukon B1170
Jason YaoMontgomery Blair BDowningtown STEM12010
Cormac KennedySaint JosephLincoln-Way East A1200
Winnie NutkowitzNorthside College PrepThomas Jefferson B1200
Danny "Raj" MorrisStrake Jesuit BNorthview12010
Parker BrathwaiteThomas Jefferson EChattahoochee B1200
Nachiket HegdeChattahoochee BThomas Jefferson E1200
Lucas ArdeleanInnovation Academy ADetroit Catholic Central A12110
Haughton NepplGeorgetown DayWalker1210
Karthik JayaramWalkerGeorgetown Day1210
Felix SacksLincoln-Way East ASaint Joseph1210
Philip CalabreseDetroit Catholic Central BLincoln-Way East B12110
Jack O’BrienEdinaMilton12110
Sasha TripathiParkway WestChattahoochee A1210
Tarun DeviChattahoochee AParkway West1210
Evan GniadekQuince OrchardGreat Valley1210
Nam DangRichard MontgomeryUni of Illinois Laboratory12110
Harini RamakrishnanSaratogaCarmel B12110
Jeev HoraKane County ATSolon1210
Abigail LeeThomas Jefferson AGrosse Pointe South1210
Hrishi BhoomaThomas Jefferson DVirginia1210
Wilson HartleyVirginiaThomas Jefferson D1210
Sahil PrasadCentennial AWest Point1210

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC06/07/2025Y3563%17%0%86.82