Toccata and Fugue in D minor - 2025 PACE NSC

Question

Peter Williams claimed this piece was originally written for violin since it imitates bariolage ("bar-ee-oh-LAZH") with repeated 16th note As displaced by a 32nd note. This piece shares a title with one nicknamed "Dorian" for its lack of key signature. (20[1])In this piece's second (20[1])bar, a C-sharp diminished seventh chord is slowly built up over a held low D. (20[2])Evidence that (0[1])this piece is misattributed (20[1]0[1])includes its opening parallel octaves that outline a lower (*) mordent on A, (10[3])then the fast notes (10[2])[read slowly] "G, (10[1])F, (10[3])E, D, (10[1])C-sharp, D." (10[1])Disney's (0[1])Fantasia opens (0[1])with a silhouetted (0[3])orchestra (0[1])playing a transcription (0[2])of this (10[1])D minor (10[2])piece, (10[2])popularizing its association with horror. (0[1])For 10 (0[1])points, (10[1])name this (0[1])organ piece by (10[1])J.S. Bach (10[2]0[1])titled for two musical forms. (10[2])■END■ (10[13])

ANSWER: Toccata and Fugue in D minor [or BWV 565]

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Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Georgetown Day	38	20
Spencer Manning	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Milton	42	20
Ben Yancey	Detroit Catholic Central A	Kane County AT	57	20
Brian Pho	Carmel A	Russell	57	20
Ian Droessler Wilson	Innovation Academy B	Montgomery Blair A	59	0
Evan Schleck	Hunter A	Lee's Summit	63	20
Cormac Kennedy	Saint Joseph	Yukon A	63	0
Jeffrey Lee	Irvington	Northview	75	10
Khang Le	Strake Jesuit A	Lincoln-Way East A	75	10
Evan Xue	Johns Creek	Uni School of Nashville B	75	10
Travis Johnson	Great Valley	Fairfield County AT	79	10
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Solon	79	10
David Black	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	Centennial B	82	10
Daniel Guo	Uni School of Nashville A	Adlai E. Stevenson B	83	10
Leo Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Thomas Jefferson C	83	10
Manu Sankaran	Lambert A	Hunter B	83	10
Vidur Kothur	Lindbergh	Detroit Catholic Central C	85	10
Nico Bobis	Glenbrook South	Thomas Jefferson A	87	10
Charan Pratapeneni	Classen SAS	Park Tudor	88	0
Sophia Guo	Thomas Jefferson B	White Pigeon	90	0
Andrew Gao	Belmont	Herron	93	0
Omkar Marathe	Fremd	Carmel B	93	0
Lucas Ardelean	Innovation Academy A	Northside College Prep	93	0
Brodie Henry	West Point	Thomas Jefferson D	94	0
Samy El-Zahabi	Chattahoochee B	Northmont	97	0
Karthik Jayaram	Walker	Walter Payton A	97	0
Jason Yao	Montgomery Blair B	Seven Lakes	99	10
Andrew Peuster	Audrain County AT	Detroit Catholic Central B	101	10
Shishir Bharadwaj	Lexington	Barrington	101	10
Alexander Schramm	North Quincy	Hinsdale Central A	102	10
Deepak Viswalingam	Westwood	Virginia	102	10
Harini Ramakrishnan	Saratoga	Thomas Jefferson E	107	0
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Walter Payton B	109	0
Zachary Martin	Page	Winston Churchill A	110	10
Luke De Bruin	Homewood-Flossmoor	Lambert B	112	0
Maxwell Swann	Centennial A	Coronado	115	10
Sophia Swain	Herron	Belmont	117	10
Nicholas Díaz	Carl Sandburg	Wayzata	117	0
Sasha Tripathi	Parkway West	Okemos	117	10
Lyn Redman	Northside College Prep	Innovation Academy A	122	10
Gugan Thuduppathy	Montgomery Blair A	Innovation Academy B	122	10
Sriram Susarla	Wayzata	Carl Sandburg	123	10
Anna Liao	Carmel B	Fremd	123	10
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Chattahoochee A	123	10
Ethan Kral	Northmont	Chattahoochee B	123	10
Evan Ting	Park Tudor	Classen SAS	123	10
Samyuktha Krishnan	Lambert B	Homewood-Flossmoor	123	10
Beckett Pursey	Edina	Lincoln-Way East B	123	10
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Saint Joseph	123	10
Alex Ewart	Strake Jesuit B	Winston Churchill B	123	10
Crystal He	Thomas Jefferson E	Saratoga	123	10
Kieran Blake	Walter Payton B	Grosse Pointe South	123	10
Hrishi Bhooma	Thomas Jefferson D	West Point	123	10
Luke Hinkson	White Pigeon	Thomas Jefferson B	123	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	41	98%	12%	0%	98.75