Bonus
This composer’s one-movement Piano Sonata in B minor is often held up as the main exemplar of “double-function form.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this 19th-century Hungarian composer and pianist whose virtuosity inspired a namesake “mania.”
ANSWER: Franz Liszt [or Liszt Ferenc]
[10m] Like Liszt, this later composer wrote a one-movement piano sonata in B minor, his Opus 1. This composer wrote a violin concerto mourning the death of Manon Gropius.
ANSWER: Alban Berg [or Alban Maria Johannes Berg]
[10h] In 2011, this French pianist paired Liszt’s and Berg’s piano sonatas on his album The Liszt Project. He is the dedicatee of two of Ligeti’s piano études, and he premiered Stockhausen’s Klavier·stück XIV on the 60th birthday of his mentor, Pierre Boulez (“boo-LEZ”).
ANSWER: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (“ay-MAR”)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago A | Toronto B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Columbia B | UC Berkeley A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Cornell A | Maryland | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Illinois A | Chicago B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Illinois B | WUSTL A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| LSE | North Carolina A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Ohio State | UC Berkeley B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Ottawa | Waterloo A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Stanford | Georgia State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Texas | Toronto A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
| Toronto C | NYU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCF | Northwestern | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Virginia Tech | Johns Hopkins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Waterloo B | Georgia Tech | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Winona State | Columbia A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 15 | 14.00 | 100% | 33% | 7% |