Question
A "lullaby with variations" portrays the title character's childhood in the second movement of Kullervo, sometimes called this composer's zeroth symphony. For 10 points each:
[10e] Identify this namesake of a popular notation software who wrote the nationalist tone poem Finlandia.
ANSWER: Jean Sibelius [or Johan Julius Christian Sibelius]
[10m] Sibelius represented his wife, Aino, with a theme introduced by solo trombone in this C major symphony. This one-movement symphony is the last by Sibelius.
ANSWER: Symphony No. 7 [or Sibelius' Seventh Symphony]
[10h] Sibelius' seventh inspired a one-movement symphony by this composer. Ivo Briselli refused to premiere this composer's 1939 violin concerto due to the difficulty of its finale, which is marked presto in moto perpetuo.
ANSWER: Samuel Barber [or Samuel Osmond Barber II]
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Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 16.67 | 100% | 45% | 21% |