Bonus
Soloists for this instrument balance rhythmic ostinatos called kumbengo with rapid, ornamental flights of melody called birimintingo, as illustrated in the song “Kelefa Ba.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this 21-stringed “lute-harp” of Mandinka origin, whose famous players include Ballaké Sissoko and Toumani Diabaté (“too-MAH-nee jah-BAH-tay”).
ANSWER: kora
[10m] A kora kumbengo is often built on this kind of 3:2 cross-rhythm. In Western music, this pattern is frequently created by playing dotted quarter notes in one pulse layer against quarter notes in another.
ANSWER: hemiola [or vertical hemiola; or sesquialtera; prompt on polyrhythm]
[10e] In contrast to the stock kumbengo, birimintingo are composed in this manner to demonstrate performers’ skill. Gilbert Rouget (“zheel-BAIR roo-ZHAY”) connected kora music to jazz, which also features this extemporized, spontaneous form of composition.
ANSWER: improvisation [accept word forms like improvised]
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Answerlines and category may not exactly match the version played at all sites
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | LSE | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Chicago A | Waterloo A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Columbia B | UCF | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Cornell B | RIT | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Georgia State | Waterloo B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Georgia Tech | Harvard | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Indiana | Stanford | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| Johns Hopkins | MIT | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Maryland | Michigan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Minnesota | Cornell A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| North Carolina A | Toronto A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| North Carolina B | Vanderbilt | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Northwestern | UC Berkeley A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Ohio State | Illinois B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Penn State | British Columbia | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Rutgers | Columbia A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Texas | Virginia Tech | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Toronto B | Chicago B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Toronto C | Iowa State | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| UC Berkeley B | Florida | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Virginia | Winona State | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| WUSTL A | Illinois A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| WUSTL B | Ottawa | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Yale | NYU | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 24 | 19.58 | 100% | 79% | 17% |