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This word precedes “continuo” to describe the portion of a Baroque music ensemble that supplies the harmonic accompaniment. For 10 points each:
[10e] Give this word that follows “figured” in the name of a notation system that uses numbers to indicate what intervals to stack from the bottom up.
ANSWER: bass [or basso; accept basso continuo; accept figured bass]
[10m] The idea that chords can be inversions, such that the sounding bass note is not the true root or “fundamental bass” of the chord, was proposed by this French Baroque composer in his 1722 Treatise on Harmony.
ANSWER: Jean-Philippe Rameau (“rah-MOH”)
[10h] In figured bass, what numbers are used to indicate a first-inversion seventh chord? You may give either the full three-number form or the abbreviated two-number form.
ANSWER: 6/5/3 (“six-five-three”) [or 6/5 (“six-five”); reject any partial answer]
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Arizona StateYale100010E
Chicago AIllinois A100010E
Columbia AUC Berkeley A1010020EM
Columbia BWinona State100010E
Cornell BNorth Carolina B100010E
FloridaGeorgia State100010E
HarvardChicago B100010E
IndianaNorthwestern1010020EM
Iowa StateGeorgia Tech1010020EM
Johns HopkinsCornell A100010E
MichiganRIT100010E
MinnesotaToronto C100010E
NYUWUSTL B100010E
Ohio StateMaryland100010E
Penn StateLSE100010E
RutgersNorth Carolina A100010E
TexasToronto B1010020EM
Toronto AWUSTL A1010020EM
UC Berkeley BOttawa1010020EM
UCFIllinois B0000
VanderbiltVirginia0000
Virginia TechMIT10101030EMH
Waterloo AStanford1010020EM
Waterloo BBritish Columbia1010020EM

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TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2413.3392%38%4%