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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An ancient harp






2. The underlying pulse present in most music






3. Lines that suggest agitation






4. Children express emotions through movement - learn improv to respond to music or oral prompts






5. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






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






7. Were using styluses of incised ocher dating back 100000 years ago to create works






8. Lines that suggest strength in art






9. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines






10. 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






11. The absence ofs hape or form - an emptiness that defines shape and form






12. A small predecessor of the piano






13. The way that an artist's work is related - can either by harmonious or disharmonious






14. Became popular in Argentina and spread to North America and Europe






15. The strength or purity of a color






16. The distance between each note






17. The depiction of a form in its realistic - true - life image






18. A resident company in which actors were hired based on lines of work and number of plays prepared






19. The degree of lightness or darkness with the color






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






21. Rotating the leg outward from the hip so taht the feet from a straight line on the floor andtoes arefacing away from eah other






22. Best known Renaissance playwrights






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






24. The two - dimensional equivalent of form. can be man - made or organic (occurring in nature). Can be open - closed - or free - form






25. Where and when actor will move on stage






26. A succession of musical tones or notes based on mathematical progressions known as a scale






27. The final step before a production in which the play is rehaersed with costumes and makeup and full staging with full stage crew






28. Theater was to originate from Aristotle with clear and simple plotting and strong characters. were usually done in five acts and avoid violence






29. The return of a main theme which alternates with secondary theme like ABABA or ABACA






30. Dancing on the ball of the foot - or half - toe






31. Very slow tempo






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






33. A large group of instrument players - usually 75 to 90 people






34. The process of using spontaneous movement and speech to create character - mood - or situation






35. High - indicates when arm is raised over the head in dance






36. A movement of a point through space - the width - length - direction - curvature or flow






37. Space that creatse depth in art






38. Originated in 1800s and spread across America






39. Lines that suggest stability and repose






40. Movement - geseture - and faical expression to convey ideas and emotions without the use of words






41. Students learn to dance with partners






42. The result of mixing a pure color and black






43. A music for Catholic services






44. The sense of movement that is occurring in the work (like the action of the characters in the work of art) AND the way that a person's eyes move as they look at a piece of art and how the eyes move as they observe the entier piece






45. The pattern of long and short sounds/beats in combinations of stressed and unstressed beats






46. Understanding the time - place - and context of artworks. Important for written response






47. 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






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






49. The principal melodic motif or phrase - especially in a fugue






50. A round rail attached to a wall for dancers to hold onto