Question
David Harrington founded one of these ensembles named Kronos after hearing George Crumb's piece Black Angels. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this chamber music ensemble consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello.
ANSWER: string quartet [prompt on quartet or Kronos quartet]
[10h] Critic Robert Greenberg argued that the title "electric insects" of Black Angels' first movement represent these objects. The third scene of the opera Mittwoch aus Licht ("MITT-voke aus LISHT") consists of a string quartet titled for these objects.
ANSWER: helicopters [accept Helicopter String Quartet or Helikopter-Streichquartett] (Mittwoch aus Licht is by Karlheinz Stockhausen.)
[10m] "Night of the Electric Insects" is a movement in this genre written to lament the Vietnam War. Krzysztof Penderecki ("k'SHISH-toff pen-de-RETS-kee") wrote a piece in this genre "to the victims of Hiroshima."
ANSWER: threnody ("THREN-uh-dee") [accept Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima or Tren pamięci ofiar Hiroszimy]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 15.00 | 100% | 45% | 5% |