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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Artwork that does not represent the object or scene in its realistic terms






2. Originated in 1800s and spread across America






3. The particular noteon which a scale begins and ends - to be able to name the key - look at the first note on the piece






4. 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






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






6. Mastering dance vocabulary - movement awareness - and appreciation for unique ways of moving






7. The arrangement of colors as they are refracted into a rainbow by a prison






8. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art






9. Originally banned because it involved couples touching each other - spread across Europe and then across the Americas






10. A director's suggestions and corrections for a play






11. Best known Renaissance playwrights






12. A drawing tha t does not have the same image on both sides






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






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






15. A drama that is musical in which the characters are typecast. the characters that are good are very good and the characters that are evil are usually pretty evil.






16. Same idea carried out in three dimensions so you end up with a sculptural piece - 3D version of a collage






17. Raising leg to straightened position with foot very high above ground






18. A work usually identified by a number






19. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






20. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






21. Should be able to use dance vocabulary to describeand analyze elements and components of dance






22. Basic artistic literacy. students learn to use elements unique to arts to help them process sensory information. Important for written response






23. Most known composers of the 20th Century






24. A character's overall goal within the play






25. The pictoral arrangement of inaminate objects






26. A mixture of white and a pure color






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






28. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






29. A group of lines and spaces that music is written on; it has five lines and four spaces and they each correspond to a specific note or musical tone






30. An individual's signal (physical or verbal) that a response is required - an actor's cueto speak - exit - may be a line of dialogue






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






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






33. Person who runs performance from backstage and supervises other crew members - including set designers - makeup artists - costumers - lighting crew - sound crew - and prop supervisor






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






35. A group of familiar syllables to designate the notes of an octave: do - re - mi - fa - so - la - ti - do






36. The ability to get into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements






37. Consisting of tonal - rhythmic pattern and whose name from the name of the nine goddesses






38. A work made for one or two instruments






39. Twirling and spinning in ballet






40. A passing position in which the foot passes by the knee of a supporting leg






41. 'The body of ballet'- the dancers who stand behind the principals and form the stage picture with their poses






42. German song






43. Students learn to dance with partners






44. An ancient harp






45. A small predecessor of the piano






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






47. The one point or area that catches the person's eye. Notice how your eye moves as it focuses on different pieces of art






48. Students can evaluate dance in terms of the elements - like choreography and the impact of space - constumes and other considerations






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






50. (space that is not used in art). Objects surrounded by this space like an apple on a white canvas) emphasize the object painted (the apple)