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People in this thread need to realize that there are less than a dozen people in quizbowl who have truly outstanding music knowledge. Music is one of the least-accessible of the humanities categories because many of the clues require a lifetime of music education to fully understand. I think it's p...

The last, sort of weird, thing that struck me is that there seems to be preference given to titled and nicknamed works over works that only have a number, key, and opus, maybe because there is an idea that a nickname makes them easier to remember. This may seem a bit of an odd claim, but I find no ...

It may just be the packets our team has used in practice, but my vote for most over-used piece of music relative to actual importance goes to Der Freischutz. Not much performed, except for its overture, so anything more than a very occasional appearance is not really warranted. Also, questions about...

I can't tell you how happy I am to see an all music tournament, especially one that will have questions on conductors and virtuosos (sadly neglected subjects in quiz bowl)! I am coming to the VCU Open just to play this.