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A piece titled for this concept is "easy to enter, difficult to exit" according to its composer Pietro Locatelli. This concept titles an air and variations for harpsichord whose theme begins with the eighth notes "E, G-sharp, F-sharp, high B." An opus 3 set of Concerti a sette that alternately feature four, two, or one solo violins are titled for this sort of "inspiration." (20[1])The popular (0[1])finale (20[1])of Handel's E major keyboard suite is titled for this concept and a (*) blacksmith. (10[2])Antonio (10[4])Vivaldi's (10[2])opus (10[1])3 (10[1]0[1])is this sort of "estro," and he included The Four Seasons (10[2]0[1])in The Contest (10[1])Between (10[2])[this (10[4])concept] (10[2]0[1])and (10[1])Invention. (10[5])For 10 points, (10[1])name this result of multiple (10[1])notes sounding simultaneously that (10[1])supplements rhythm and melody. (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: harmony [accept The Harmonic Labyrinth or Il Laberinto Armonico; accept The Harmonious Blacksmith; accept L'estro armonico or The Harmonic Inspiration; accept The Contest Between Harmony and Invention or Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione]
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Ben YanceyDetroit Catholic Central AEastchester6320
Joshua KochGrosse Pointe SouthWestwood650
Ray ClaretNorthviewBelmont6620
Manu SankaranLambert AUni of Illinois Laboratory8010
Ethan KralNorthmontStrake Jesuit B8010
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Gugan ThuduppathyMontgomery Blair AJohns Creek8110
Travis JohnsonGreat ValleySeven Lakes8110
Cormac KennedySaint JosephHerron8210
Zachary MartinPageYukon B8210
Philip CalabreseDetroit Catholic Central BThomas Jefferson C8310
Sreekar VajjhaClassen SASSaratoga8410
Balaskanda SivanandameLambert BWinston Churchill A840
Abigail AuYeungHinsdale Central AAdlai E. Stevenson B9510
Keefe YangCarmel BBarrington9510
Haughton NepplGeorgetown DayCarl Sandburg950
Jason YaoMontgomery Blair BChattahoochee A9810
Leo OsborneAlabama Cyber TechWayzata9910
Winnie NutkowitzNorthside College PrepGlenbrook South9910
Spencer ManningAdlai E. Stevenson AFremd10010
Kartik BhatSolonOkemos10010
Vidur KothurLindberghRichard Montgomery10010
Brodie HenryWest PointMilton10010
Sophia GuoThomas Jefferson BParkway West10110
Sahil PrasadCentennial AUni School of Nashville A1010
Jackson GreenUni School of Nashville BCentennial B10110
Crystal HeThomas Jefferson EHomewood-Flossmoor10210
Felix SacksLincoln-Way East ARussell10310
Brady ShihDetroit Catholic Central CLincoln-Way East B10310
Tony HanKane County ATNorth Quincy10310
Evan TingPark TudorWalter Payton A10310
aTeam 1Team 210310
Samy El-ZahabiChattahoochee BThomas Jefferson D10610
Nicholas DíazCarl SandburgGeorgetown Day11110
Daniel GuoUni School of Nashville ACentennial A11510
Ruhi NairWinston Churchill BVirginia11910
Ben HesserWalter Payton BCoronado12010
Jasper XuWestwoodGrosse Pointe South12010
Aidyn CongdonLee's SummitWhite Pigeon12010
Tyler SongWinston Churchill ALambert B12010

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TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC06/07/2025Y37100%5%0%96.76