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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. European artists who composed instrumental music in the early 18th Century






2. An element of dance. the series of horizontal planes rising one above another - for example - in ballet - there are multiple levels because there is leaping and lifts






3. The entry path in Japanese theater in which an actor becomes a character






4. Plays that end happily






5. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






6. The person who sees the overall actual staging of the production






7. Children use choreography principles - processes - sills to create and communicate meaning






8. The pre - eminent European form of performance dance. It is rooted in the Italian Renaissance. Russia has some of the world's foremost dancers and dance companies - utilizes elaborate costume and scenery. Movements are stylized and technical with pre






9. Every Good Boy Does Fine






10. A work usually identified by a number






11. The oldest forms of art that we know about






12. Children are inspired and gain the ability to recreate structured movement forms and develop a respect of other children's creaetivity






13. Unharmonious sounds that are produced to make an unsettling effect - like in punk music and jazz






14. A material or representation through wich objects can be clearly seen






15. A small predecessor of the piano






16. Representing only the dimensions of width and height without showing depth or thickness






17. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance






18. Music with a fast tempo; also referas to the unaccented beat






19. An effect that is unififed and aestheticlaly pleasing by combining colors that are similar in one or more aspects






20. category of literature intended for the stage. Greek playwrights like Aeschylus - Sophocles - and Euripides are considered world's greatest playwrights - specifically in tragedies. actors wore masks with exaggerated expressions instead of makeup - ch






21. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






22. How dancers move - which revealt s their effects of gravity on body mass - can be sustained - collapsing - swiniging - percussive - suspended






23. Music based on a short theme known as a subject. The opening part of this music is announced by one voice and then a second voice restates the subject in a different scale






24. Pose modeled by the winged Mecury where the working leg is extended behind the body with knee bent






25. Instruments played with a string like a violin - viola - cello - banjo - piano - guitar - harp






26. Interpreting the value of art and art work. Important for written response






27. European artist whose music dominated the later part of the 18th century






28. Achieved by having a center from which elements - such as line and color - radiate outward towards the sta edges= ex: two dimensional and three dimensional






29. genre of theater that focused on life as an unfathombale mystery and as a rideiculous andp ointless endeavor






30. Colors that are closely related to one another - like blue - blue - green and green






31. A large section of lengthy composition






32. The degree of lightness or darkness with the color






33. A term that applies to any work of visual art that is formed by two or more forms of media






34. Activities that are approrpriate for children that are used to develop acting skills






35. A seious Japanese theatrical field that only uses male actors to tell highly stylized stories through dance and poetry






36. Students who learn about dance composition and performance make judgements and present reasoned descriptoions of aesthetic choices






37. Typically not intended for public viewing with any level ofpreparation by participants






38. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension






39. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around one foot while mantiaining a pose with their leg






40. An activity that enhances sight - sound - taste - touch - smell and used by actors to deepen character development






41. Popular dance in America in the 1920s. Natural movement of walking - though it is usually performed in place. The arms swing forward and backwards - with the right arm coming forward as the left leg 'steps' forward - and then moving back as the oppos






42. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor






43. Colors that are associated with heat or dry objects like red - orange - and yellow (fire)






44. Practice creating or performing works of art. Important for written response






45. A predecessor of the piano - sounded by plucking strings






46. Actor in kabuki holds a picturesque pose to establish or theme






47. The group that iscolalborating on the play






48. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines






49. In the medieval times - art was created for this so it had a religious theme






50. A recurring group of notes - like the four in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony