Packet 9: Bonus 6
La Monte Young’s collection of Compositions 1960 is made up of text-based performance art pieces typically considered part of this musical style. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this extremely repetitive musical style that was utilized by Philip Glass.
ANSWER: minimalism [or minimal music]
[10h] Glass composed a “Hymn to the Sun” for an opera set in this country from his Portrait Trilogy. The title character of one opera expresses a desire to leave this country while waiting for Radamès in the aria “O patria mia.”
ANSWER: Egypt [accept Ancient Egypt or Kingdom of Egypt; accept Arab Republic of Egypt] (The Glass opera is Akhenaten. The second opera is Verdi’s Aida.)
[10e] Phillip Glass has composed these works for The Truman Show and The Illusionist. Howard Shore composed these works for projects like The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
ANSWER: film scores [or film soundtracks; accept film music; prompt on scores or soundtracks by asking “for what?”]
<Auditory Fine Arts — Hunter Scott> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 9
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 15.56 | 94% | 39% | 22% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | White Cloud A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| DeWitt A | Hillsdale Academy D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Detroit Catholic Central B | Utica Academy | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| Grand Ledge | Troy A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Hillsdale Academy A | Williamston | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| New Boston Huron | Holt | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Traverse City Central A | Detroit Catholic Central A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| U of D Jesuit | Detroit Country Day A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 8 | 13.75 | 100% | 13% | 25% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 80% | 80% | 40% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |