BELFAST2010:AViewofToledofromtheBedroomatArles

WrittenandeditedbyTanayKothari,AnkitAggarwal,NikhilDesai,DanDonohue,DouglasGraebner,
AuroniGupta,JeffGeringer,andKayLi
PacketFive

1.ThenotationPocopiumosso,energicoappearsnearthebeginningofthiswork'ssecondsection,which
endswithacrescendoedagitato.Itsfinalsection,whichalternatesbetweenfortissimoandfortissimo
possibile[pronounceasinItalian],isplayedfirstAllegrovivoandthenPrestofurioso.Atheme
introducedinitssecondsectionwasinspiredbythecomposer'smeetingwithanArmenianactor,asitwas
famousamongtheTatars,andthisworksthirdsectionrecapitulatesonitsmaintheme,whichdrawsupon
Lezginkadancemusic.Thispiece,whichhasalargenumberof(*)
ossias,wasfirstorchestratedbyAlfredo
CasellaandSergeiLyapunovandfamouslyplayedbyNikolaiRubinstein,andMauriceRavelattemptedtosurpassit
intheScarbomovementofhisGasparddelaNuit.For10points,namethisnotoriouslydifficultoriental
fantasywhichdamagedScriabinslefthand,aworkofMilyBalakirev.
ANSWER:
Islamey
:AnOrientalFantasy

2.AG.H.CalvertessaydiscussingthisworkcompareditsartisttothesculptorZeuxisanddescribesits
creationfromplasterofParis.ThisworksituatedintheRabyCastleinspiredapoemthatdescribesthe
godlikepowerofArtandwaswrittenbyR.S.C.,andanotheressayaboutitwaswrittenbyOrville
Dewey.Thisstatue,whosecentralfigurecarriesalocketindicatingsheisbeloved,inspiredanElizabeth
BarrettBrowning(*)
sonnetandaWhittierpoem,andwasparodiedbyaVirginianversionpublishedin
Punch
magazine.Fromtheleftwristofitscentralfigurehangsachaincarryingametalcross,andthatwristalsocoversher
genitals,indicatingherdignityinthefaceofherlustfulcaptors.For10points,namethissculpture,inspiredbythe
Venusde'Medici,depictingaChristianwomanabouttobesoldinaTurkishmarketplaceandcreatedbyHiram
Powers.
ANSWER:
The
GreekSlave

3.OneariafromthisoperanotesthatEveninthefaceoftheenemy/Ihadthiseveryhourandbeginswith
thesamephraseasaduetinBellini's
IPuritani.
Anotherariafromthisopera,Dipiacermibalzacor,is
sunginitsfirstactinwhichfavorsarespecifiedbythelibidinousmayorGottardo.Thesopranoofthisopera
lamentsGivefirmnesstomyheart!andterminatemysufferingsinDeh,tureggiintalmemento.This
operacontains(*)
IsaacoandthetransvestitePippo,whoexoneratetheprotagonistofthisopera.Thatprotagonist's
fatherFernardoVillabellareturnsfromthewarsinthefirstact,butissentencedtodeathandhelpedbyacharacter
whoherselfendsupinthescaffoldsafterahouseholdforkandspoongomissingandthetitlecreatureincriminates
her.FeaturingtheloversGiannettoandNinetta,for10points,identifythisoperasemiseriabyGioachinoRossini.
ANSWER:
The
ThievingMagpie
[or
La
GazzaLadra
]

4.Aswastikaprotrudesfromtheforeheadofonefigureinthismanspainting
CarnivaloftheIdeologies
.A
barebreastedwomanwithcoloredarmbandslaughsatthebottomofhis
Catharsis
,andhedepictedtheagony
ofthreedyingmenin
TheTrench
.Thismanpaintedafigurelookingupinagonyasfirerainsdownuponhim
in
Prometheus
.Heincluded
SymbolsofNationalism
and
SnakesandSpears
inaseriesthatliesinthe(*)
DartmouthCollegeLibrary.ThismanpaintedtheceilingoftheSistineChapeloftheAmericasandmost
famouslydepictedafairskinnedmanrisingaboveadobebuildingswithhispalmsfacingtheviewer.For10points,
namethisMexicanmuralistwhopainted
TheEpicofAmericanCivilization
,aseriesthatincludesthemural
The
ComingofQuetzalcoatl
.
ANSWER:JosClemente
Orozco

5.Oneaccountofthispiecespremierenotesthatthecellistusedonlythreestringsbecausehehadnomore.
Thiswork,inspiredbyapassagefromtheBookofRevelation,demonstrateditscomposersconceptof
nonretrogradablerhythminitsfirstmovement,consistingoftwentyninechordsuponseventeenrhythmic
durations.Thepianoissilentduringthisworksfourthmovement,anditsthirdisaclarinetsolocalled
AbyssoftheBirds.InadditiontoLiturgyof(*)
Crystal,thispieceincludesanotoriousfinalmovement
intendedtodescribetheascension,aviolinsolocalledPraisetotheImmortalityofJesus.Thisworkismore
notoriousforthecontextwithwhichitwaswritten,inacampinSilesiaforWorldWarIIprisoners.For10points,

identifythispieceofchambermusicbyOlivierMessiaen.
ANSWER:
QuartetfortheEndofTime
[or
Quatourpourlafindutemps
]

6.ThisarchitectusedthreeintersectingpavilionsinahousehesituatedonaseabluffinBermuda.This
architectoftheHouseinTuckersTownusedneoGothicwindowsfortheGordonWuHallatPrinceton
University.ThisarchitectwroteabookwhichreexaminedthevulgarbillboardsoftheVegasStrip,calling
themelementsofanewarchitecture.Asemblanceofsymmetryismaintainedinthisarchitectsfirstwork,in
whichachimneyinthemiddlecompeteswiththestaircaseinsplittingthe(*)
middle.Thisarchitectdesigneda
houseforhismotherVanna,formedafirmwithJohnRauschandhiswifeDeniseScottBrown,andexemplifiesthe
postmoderntradition.For10points,identifythisarchitectmostfamousforsubvertingMiesvanderRohewithhis
dictumlessisabore.
ANSWER:RobertCharles
Venturi
,Jr.

7.Thismancompiledportionsofnationalanthemsforhiswork
Hymnen
.Hiscomposition
Zyklus
hasneither
astartingnorendingpoint,butinsteadasksthemusiciantostoponcethescoreiscompleted.Thismanalso
composedasevenpartoperawhosefinalsectionincludesthemovement
Luziferium
.HesnotBrahms,buthe
createdasetof(*)

Klavierstcke
whoseeleventhpartallowsthecomposertoproceedinanyorderamongits
nineteenfragments.Thebestknownpartofthismansmostfamousoperacycle,
Mittwoch,
featuresaccompaniment
fromfourairbornevehicles.For10points,identifythisGermancomposerof
Licht
,whichincludesthe
Helicopter
StringQuartet
.
ANSWER:Karlheinz
Stockhausen

8.Apolishedversionofthisimagecutsoffthecrateatthebottomrightandgivesonecharacterauburnhair
whilealsoapparentlyremovinghisfacialblemishes.Thatversiondoesnotremovethewartsofonefigure
thathashisbacktotheviewer,butdoesmanagetoplaceanobjectthatobscuresthedarkbluegarbofa
centralfigureanddoesremovethenearlysquaregridlinesthatappearinthefamiliarversionofthiswork.
Nolessthansixtophattedfiguresappearintheupperhalfofthispainting,whichcontainstwowindows.The
plump,round(*)
breastsofonecharactersuckleafigurewhosefacedoesnotappeartous,butwhoispresumably
relatedtoaboywholeanstotherighttosleepagainsthisagedgrandmother,whoholdsabasket.Setina
conveyancetravelingalongthewidestreetsofareformedParis,for10points,identifythisRealistpaintingby
HonorDaumier.
ANSWER:
The
ThirdClassCarriage
[or
Le
ChariotdeTroisimeClasse
]

9.Thisballets
Pasclassiquehongrois
fromitsthirdactisoftenperformedseparately.Itstitlecharacterwas
initiallyplayedbyPierinaLegnani.Theprotagonistofthisballet,thenieceoftheCountessdeDaurice,is
abductedduringfestivitiesinthesecondact,duringwhichClmenceandHenrietteattempttocomfortheras
twotroubadoursplayalong.OnecharacterisrelatedtoKingAndrei,inwhosecourtthefestivitiesatthe(*)
endofthisballetoccur.Abderakhmandiesinaduelattheendofthisballet,whenJeandeBriennemarriesthetitle
character.For10points,identifythisballetchoreographedbyMariusPetipa,themostfamousonecomposedby
AlexanderGlazunov.
ANSWER:
Raymonda

10.ThisartistpaintedasailorlookingatBrancusis
PrincessX
in
DistinguishedAir,
aswellasaupturned
bowlunderthetitularfruitinhis
GreenPears.
Thisartistpaintedaworkshowingasicklebelowtheword
DoveandanotherworkshowingthenameMarinaboveanarrowinhisseriesofPosterPortraits.This
artistdepictedwhitesmokerisingtoablackholeinhis
IncenseofaNewChurch
anddepictedtwocylindrical
buildingsnexttoasmokestackinanotherwork.ThispaintersmostfamousworkcontainsthephraseArt
CandthewordBillandhastwocirclesineachcorner.Thatpaintingisbasedon
(*)apoemcontaingthe
linesmoving/tense/unheededaboutthetitularGreatFigure.For10points,namethisartistof
MyEgypt
anda
workbasedonaWilliamCarlosWilliamspoem,
ISawTheFigure5inGold
.
ANSWER:Charles
Demuth

11.Theoboeandhornaresustainedwhiletheremaininginstrumentsplayopenfifthsinthefinalsevenbars
ofonesectioninthiswork,inwhichadiminishedseventhchordinterruptstheDumVeneris.The

orchestraofthispieceincludestwoextrabassoonsandsomeoffstagetrumpetswhichplayduringthe
incrediblyloudTubaMirumsection.Incontrast,thisworkincludesasettingofsalveme,fonspietatis,
aboutasinnerwhoapproachestheKingofTremendousMajestyinitstenorsoloIngemiscoandquotesa
duetfromitscomposersopera(*)

DonCarlos
.Itscomposerwasfrustratedwhentwelveothercomposerscould
notcollaboratewithhimonamonumenttoRossini,soheincorporatedhisextant
LiberaMe
intothisworkafter
hearingofAlessandroManzonisdeath.For10points,identifythisrequiem,ararenonoperaticworkbythe
agnosticcomposerof
SimonBoccanegra
and
Aida.

ANSWER:
Verdi
s
Messade
Requiem
[just
Verdi
isrequiredafterrequiemisreadprompton
Requiem
priorto
mention]

12.GeorgeWilliamWarrencomposedaMarchediBravurainhonorofthiswork,andinitsoriginal
exhibitionitlayunderneathportraitsofWashington,Adams,andJefferson.Initsbackground,aplumeof
smokeisblowntotherightbyawind,andinitsforegroundaplantwithredandblueflowersgrowsnexttoa
birdwithalonggreentail.Nexttoapileofdeadbranchesinitsbottomrightisatreeonabankwhoseroots
hanginmidair.Theartistssignatureisonatree(*)
trunkinitsbottomleft,whilefurtherawayagroupof
housesandachurchtowerareontheedgeofalake.Thiswork'scentralactionoccursbyadirtpathnearawaterfall,
wheretwonativeskneelbeforeacross.For10points,namethislandscapepaintingoftheareanearMount
Chimborazo,aworkofFredericEdwinChurch.
ANSWER:
The
HeartoftheAndes

13.ThismancollaboratedwithagroupfoundedbyDavidHarringtononaworkcontainingthesections
AnthemoftheGreatSpiritandConquestoftheWarDemons,his
SalomeDancesforPeace
,andthat
partnershipalsoyieldedthequintet
CrowsRosary
andtheconcerto
TheSands.
Hisalbum
Cadenzaonthe
NightPlain
containsacollaborationwithKrishnaBhattcalledthe
MythicBirdsWaltz
,andherecordedtwo
differentperformancesofthesamesheetmusicinParisandLosAngelestoemphasizetheimportanceof
chanceinhiswork.Thiscomposerof
A
(*)
RainbowinCurvedAir
and
PersianSurgeryDervishes
createdapiece
whosefiftythreenumberedmelodiesareplayedwithanyinstrumentandatanytempodesiredbyindividual
performers.For10points,namethisclassmateofLaMonteYoungandcollaboratorwiththeKronosQuartet,who
introducedthepublictominimalismwithhis
InC
.
ANSWER:Terry
Riley

14.ThismanpaintedMaryMadgaleneunderadecoratedstonearch,andLonghiarguedthatfiguresofSt.
Michael,St.John,andSt.Nicholaswerefragmentsofanaltarpeicebythisman,the
AugustinianPolypytch.
A
goldenstatuepointstotherightasitgracesacolumninhispainting
TheFlagellation
.Analtarpiecebythis
mandepictsagroupofworshippersundertherobeofaMadonnaongoldground.Thispainterofthe(*)
PolyptychoftheMisericordia
paintedafrescoofChristwithhisfootonacoffinandanotherfrescoinwhicha
foreshortendangelilluminatesatent.Thatfrescoof
ConstantinesDream
andanotherofacertainobjectrevivinga
deadboyarepartofafrescocyclebegunbyBicciDiLorenzo.For10points,namethisItalianpainterofthe
Resurrectionandthe
TheLegendoftheTrueCross
cycleinArezzo.
ANSWER:Piero
dellaFrancesca
[promptonpartiallastname]

15.Thismanexplainedtheactualpronunciationofhisnameinthemotet
IllibataDei.
Hismostfamous
chanson
discussesananimalwhoisntliketheotherbirds,
TheCricket
.Thiscomposerimitatedthe
contrapuntalstyleofthemanhewasmemorializinginhistributetoJohannesOckeghem,
Nymphesdesbois
.
HislastmasswasbasedoffahymnbyThomasAquinasandwascalled
MissaPangelingua
.Thismans
bestknownworkemploysanunusualnumberof(*)
mensurationcantosandisfollowedbyafantasiaonthe
themeofthearmedman.For10points,namethissixteenthcenturyFrancoFlemishcomposerbestknownfortwo
massesbasedon
Lhommearm
.
ANSWER:
Josquin
desPrez[promptonlastname]

16.SimonVouetcreatedaworkwiththisnamethatseesthetitlecharacterattendedtobytwomaidsasshe
seesherimageinamirror.Greentaffetadrapesexposethecentralareaofthispaintingtotheoutsideworld,
whichconsistsofacolumnandalargetree.Aribbonofbluesilkoccupiesonefigureofthispainting,whose
bottomrightisdominatedbyalargeperfumeburner.Onefigurereachesoutforapearlnecklacesituatedin

ascallopshell,(*)
whileanotherpokesatthetitlecharactersleg.Thatfigurehappenstobeabird.Thecentral
figureofthispaintingsitsonanelaboratechaisewithavasebyherleftfoot.Sheholdsadoveinherhandsasher
hairistendedtobyacherub.CommissionedbyMadamedePompadour,for10points,identifythispaintingby
FrancoisBoucherofagoddessbeingtendedtobyherattendants.
ANSWER:
TheToiletofVenus

17.OneworkbythismanincludesthemovementsPassagacliaoftheStreetSingersandMinuetofthe
BlindBeggars,anddepictsagroupofsoldiersannouncingcurfewinLaRitirata.Thiscomposers
SymphonyinDMinor
containsachaconnethatsatirizesamovementofGlucks
DonJuan
,andiscalled
La
CasadelDiavolo
.Theworksofthiscomposerof
NightMusicoftheStreetsofMadrid
arecataloguedby
Gerardnumbers,andoneworkofhiswasaggressivelyandunfaithfullyarrangedforcelloandpianoby
Friedrich(*)
Grutzmacher.AmorefamousworkbyhimhasanAmajorthirdsectionthatisplayedin3/4time,
eventhoughthatworkitselfisinEmajor.For10points,namethisItaliancomposerknownforhis
CelloConcerto
inBFlatMajor
andhis
StringQuintetinE
,thelattercontaininghisCelebratedMinuet.
ANSWER:Luigi
Boccherini

18.
Thoughit'snotFrance,onepainterfromthisnationpaintedcoastalcliffsinher
TheCliffatSanary
and
TheBretonCoast.
Anotherpainterfromheredepictedapoetinaredsuitdeclaimingtoagroupclustered
aroundaroundtablein
TheReading
andusedpointillismforhis
SailboatsandEstuary
.Oneartistfromthis
homeofAnnaBochdepictedAugustaBoogaertsinhis
LaSirne
andacollapsedskeletonin
MyPortraitin
1960
,andalsopaintedaworkinwhichaskeletoninagreenhatandawhitesashedmayorcelebratethe
titulareventwiththemessage(*)
ViveLaSociale!Becauseofthatpainting,whichshowsitstitularfigureona
donkey,thatpainterwasexpelledfromthisnationsmainartisticgroup,TheTwenty.
Anotherpainterfromthis
countrydepictedacannonin
OntheThresholdofLiberty
andagiganticapplein
TheListeningRoom.
For10points,
namethisnation,thehomeofTheovanRysselbergheandJamesEnsor,whopainted
ChristsEntryintoBrussels.
ANSWER:Kingdomof
Belgium
[orKoninkrijk
Belgie
orRoyaumede
Belgique
orKonigreich
Belgien
]

19.TheGospelofJohninspiredonecomposerwiththissurnametocomposeacantatawithsongslikeChrist
intheTombandThouArttheKingentitled
TheDivineCompassion
.Anothermanwiththissurname
reorchestratedtheworkofanothermanwiththissurnameonthealbum
Phastasia
.Thosetwomenarethe
organistWilliamandthecellistJulian.ThemostfamousmanwiththissurnamecomposedTakethatLook
OffYourFacefor(*)

TellMeonaSaturday
aswellasamusicalwithglowinthedarkrollerskatingactors
called
StarlightExpress
.Butthatcomposerofthesequel
LoveNeverDies
ismorefamousforsongslikeMemory,
IDontKnowHowtoLoveHim,DontCryforMe,Argentina,andTheMusicoftheNight.For10points,
givethissurnameofthecomposerof
Cats
,
JesusChristSuperstar
,
Evita
,and
ThePhantomoftheOpera
,Andrew.
ANSWER:
LloydWebber
family[or
LloydWebber
salsoacceptWillaim
LloydWebber
whoisthefatherofthe
equallyacceptablebrothersJulian
LloydWebber
orAndrew
LloydWebber
]

20.Thisworkcomparesmuseumstocemeteriesandimaginesplacingflowersonceayearatthefeetofthe
Gioconda.Itchangestoneafterthenarrator'scarcrashesandhelandsintoaditch,whichhecomparesto
hisSudanesenurse.Thenarratornotesthattheoldestinhisgroupisnotyetthirty,givingthemtenyears
untiltheyarethrownintothewastepaperbasket.Amongtheeleven(*)
numberedpointsinitaredesiresto
singthemanatthewheel,glorifywar,anddeclarethebeautyofspeed.Itwaspublishedonthefrontpageof
Le
Figaro
in1909byFilippoMarinettiandmayhaveinspiredworkssuchas
UniqueFormsofContinuityinSpace
.For
10points,identifythisarticlethatsparkedanartmovementledbyGiacomoBallaandUmbertoBoccioni.
ANSWER:
The

FuturistManifesto

TIEBREAKERS(READIFNEEDED):
Thisoperaopenswithawoodwindquintet,afterwhichthetitlecharacterisurgedtoworkataslowerpace.
TheprotagonistsworrieswhilecuttingsticksareassuagedbyhisfriendAndres,whosingsDasistdie
schneJgerei.Margretrefusestosingforthetitlecharacterwhensheseesbloodonhishandsinatavernin
thethirdact.TheprotagonistdodgesquestionsabouthisethicalitywiththeariaWirarmeleut!andis
confrontedwiththecentralactionbythe(*)
CaptainandtheDoctor.Laterinthisopera,theDrumMajoris
victoriousinafightafterboastingofhisexploitswithwomen.ThetitlecharactereventuallymurdershiswifeMarie

foradulterybeforedrowninghimself.For10points,identifythisadaptationofaGeorgBchnerplay,anoperaby
AlbanBerg.
ANSWER:
Wozzeck

Thisfiguredescribedthevisualpyramidinonework.Thisfigurealsoadvisespaintingonlargepanels.
Thisfiguredescribedthequalitiesofagoodhistoriaanddescribedtheveilasameanstodrawcurved
surfaces.Thatartistalsodividespaintingintocircumscription,composition,andreceptionoflightand
discussedgeometricperspectiveatgreatlength.ThisarchitectofthefaadeofthePalazzoRucellaiused
scrollbracketstolinkthetopandbottomofthefaadeofSantaMariaNovella.Thisfiguredesignedanother
faadeasanarchbracketedbyCorinthianpilasters(*)
andsurmountedbyapedimentbutismostfamousfora
workwithaarcadecontainingsarcophagaithatwascommissionedbySigsmondoPandolfoMaltestata.For10
points,namethisarchitectofSt.AndreaandtheTempioMaltestianoandauthorofDePintura.
ANSWER:LeoneBattista
Alberti