Showing that no millenium is untainted by scum taking credit for the works of others, Chip Beall's new Twenty Questions for February contains this lift from the Stanford Archive: Question number 18 from Twenty Questions (<a href=http://www.qunlimited.com/quiz.html target=new>http://www.qunlimited.com/quiz.html</a>) >>It ends with an offstage female chorus singing a hypnotic fragment that grows softer and softer, in what appears to be the first "fade-out" ending in music history. Completed in 1917, this piece was influenced by English folk songs, Wagner, and astrology. Name this seven-movement composition, not the nine you might expect, written by Gustav Holst. << Tossup number 10 from NC State's packet for Terrapin 1995 (<a href=http://www.stanford.edu/group/CollegeBowl/Archive/terrapin95/ncsu target=new>http://www.stanford.edu/group/CollegeBowl/Archive/terrapin95/ncsu</a>) >>10. It ends with an offstage female chorus singing a hypnotic fragment that grows softer and softer, in what appears to be the first "fade-out" ending in musical history. Completed in 1917, this piece was influenced by English folk songs, Wagner, and astrology. FTP, name this work with seven movements, not the nine you might expect, written by Gustav Holst. << Again, except for slight modification to accomodate the removal of "FTP", it's word-for-word the same. It's pretty likely that Beall has heard about our prior discoveries--at the very least, we know that certain associates of his read this board, if not the ringleader himself. Nonetheless, he continues to flaunt his illicit activities on the web. What arrogance. Questions Unlimited delenda est. --M.W.
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