Packet 4: Bonus 6
Answer the following about unusual premieres of requiem masses. For 10 points each:
[10m] According to this composer’s memoirs, his requiem’s premiere was nearly derailed when the conductor, François Habeneck, snorted snuff mid-performance. This composer’s opium habit inspired Symphonie Fantastique.
ANSWER: Hector Berlioz [or Louis-Hector Berlioz]
[10h] This composer’s Requiem in C Minor was premiered at his funeral 21 years after its composition. A myth that this composer poisoned a rival who also worked with Lorenzo Da Ponte (“dah PON-tay”) was furthered by a Peter Shaffer play.
ANSWER: Antonio Salieri (Salieri purportedly poisoned Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which is the subject of Shaffer’s play Amadeus.)
[10e] The timpanist misread the score and drowned out the orchestra during the premiere of Brahms’ requiem, which sets a Bible in this language to music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a native speaker of this language.
ANSWER: German [or Deutsch; accept A German Requiem or Ein deutsches requiem]
<Auditory Fine Arts — Nithin Mendu/Joel Miles> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 4
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 19.00 | 90% | 70% | 30% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Bible School | Merrol Hyde B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Franklin Road Academy | USN C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Merrol Hyde A | Owensboro | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| USN A | Portland High | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| USN B | Harpeth Hall | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 10 | 18.00 | 90% | 60% | 30% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 80% | 60% | 20% |