Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major - 2025 PACE NSC

Question

The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique ("or-KESS-truh ray-vo-loo-see-oh-NAIR ay ro-mahn-TEEK") performed this symphony in a 2003 BBC film dramatizing its first rehearsal. Its composer's (0[1])opus 35 and this symphony's finale are sets of variations on a contredanse beginning "pickup E-flat, long G, short E-flat, long D." This symphony was written a year after its composer resolved not to kill himself (0[1])in the Heiligenstadt ("HIGH-lih-gen-shtat") Testament. (20[1]0[2])This symphony uses the relative C minor for its second movement (20[1])(*) funeral (0[1])march. (10[3]0[2])The (10[1])start (10[1]0[1])of the Romantic (10[1])era (0[1])is often traced (10[1])to the (10[1])two forte E-flat (0[1])major chords (0[1])that open (10[1])this symphony. (10[2])The subtitle "composed to celebrate (10[1])the memory of a great (10[1])man" (10[6])replaced (10[2]0[1])a dedication (10[2]0[1])to (10[1])Napoleon in, for (10[1])10 points, (10[1])what Beethoven symphony about heroism? (10[1])■END■ (10[10]0[3])

ANSWER: Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major [or the Eroica Symphony; or Sinfonia Eroica; accept Eroica - The Day That Changed Music Forever; accept the Heroic Symphony until "heroism"; prompt on Symphony No. 3 until "Beethoven" is read and accept thereafter] (The second clue refers to the Eroica Variations.)

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Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Arjun Ramachandran	Montgomery Blair A	Lincoln-Way East B	18	0
David Black	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	Saint Joseph	54	0
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Coronado	58	0
Arjun Murugappan	Irvington	Grosse Pointe South	58	0
Manu Sankaran	Lambert A	Montgomery Blair B	58	20
Vidur Kothur	Lindbergh	Glenbrook South	69	20
Evan Schleck	Hunter A	Walter Payton A	70	0
Ian Droessler Wilson	Innovation Academy B	Belmont	71	0
Lucas Ardelean	Innovation Academy A	Russell	71	10
Jade Go	Kane County AT	Winston Churchill A	71	0
Shishir Bharadwaj	Lexington	Solon	71	10
Jasper Xu	Westwood	Lincoln-Way East A	71	10
Ben Yancey	Detroit Catholic Central A	Uni School of Nashville B	72	10
Anirudh "Ani" Srinivasan	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Okemos	73	10
Matthew Yang	Centennial B	Uni School of Nashville A	73	0
Andrew Peuster	Audrain County AT	Carl Sandburg	76	10
Ian Chung	Parkway West	Yukon B	77	0
Travis Johnson	Great Valley	Detroit Catholic Central C	80	10
Brian Pho	Carmel A	Winston Churchill B	82	10
Andrew Lao	Chattahoochee B	Fremd	85	0
Juni Lowenhar	Hunter B	Hinsdale Central A	87	0
Khang Le	Strake Jesuit A	Quince Orchard	89	10
Sophia Guo	Thomas Jefferson B	Carmel B	91	10
Kaitlyn Leonard	Barrington	Centennial A	91	10
Jack O’Brien	Edina	Herron	96	10
Philip Calabrese	Detroit Catholic Central B	Saratoga	101	10
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Park Tudor	102	10
Dhruv Rastogi	Chattahoochee A	Virginia	102	10
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Walter Payton B	102	10
Brodie Henry	West Point	Lee's Summit	102	10
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Northview	102	10
Ethan Kral	Northmont	White Pigeon	102	10
Maya Pujara	Fairfield County AT	Thomas Jefferson A	103	0
Darren Kellis	Milton	Richard Montgomery	103	10
Winnie Nutkowitz	Northside College Prep	Strake Jesuit B	103	10
Amber Dong	Adlai E. Stevenson B	Yukon A	105	10
Luke De Bruin	Homewood-Flossmoor	Classen SAS	105	0
Evan Xue	Johns Creek	Page	105	10
Charan Pratapeneni	Classen SAS	Homewood-Flossmoor	106	10
Samin Asif	Seven Lakes	North Quincy	109	10
Sriram Susarla	Wayzata	Thomas Jefferson E	111	10
Hrishi Bhooma	Thomas Jefferson D	Walker	116	10
Andrew Gao	Belmont	Innovation Academy B	117	10
Daniel Guo	Uni School of Nashville A	Centennial B	117	10
Omkar Marathe	Fremd	Chattahoochee B	117	10
Paige Koczan	Coronado	Eastchester	117	0
Matthew Ryan	Thomas Jefferson A	Fairfield County AT	117	10
Abigail AuYeung	Hinsdale Central A	Hunter B	117	10
Elena Whitford	Walter Payton A	Hunter A	117	10
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Irvington	117	0
Ulden Gao	Winston Churchill A	Kane County AT	117	10
Ethan Krone	Lincoln-Way East B	Montgomery Blair A	117	10
Cormac Kennedy	Saint Joseph	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	117	10
Eshaan Sombhatta	Thomas Jefferson C	Lambert B	117	10
Maya Ritz	Yukon B	Parkway West	117	0

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	42	93%	5%	0%	98.23