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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. genre of theater that focused on life as an unfathombale mystery and as a rideiculous andp ointless endeavor






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






3. Colors opposite each other in the color wheel - like red - green - purple and yellow






4. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






5. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






6. Music evolved from freed African americans who heard European folk music and classical music






7. Representing an object by using lines instead of masses






8. A reharsal of the play from beginning to end - without stopping






9. Originated in Spain among gypsy dancers and also in India






10. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






11. A material or prepresetnation that transmits light






12. How the artist's arrangement of elements achieves equilibrium






13. What we see as the reflection and absorption of light off any surface






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






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






16. The five positions of the arms and feet because they are the basis of all steps of dance






17. A devie used to allow one color or tone to merge with another






18. Children use dance vocabulary to describe movement






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






20. Originates from European folk dancing






21. Artwork that does not represent the object or scene in its realistic terms






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






23. The speed of the beats and how fast they come one after another






24. Martha Graham developed performance dance that involves dance shoes and emphasizes free flowign costumes to express ideas and feelings






25. 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






26. plays of the neoclassic period where Renaissance writers tried to recaptuer the glory of theateres in Greece and Rome






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Instruments made out of wood - like the flutes - fife - piccolo - bass flute - recorder - whistle - clarinet - saxophone - bagpipe






33. Music made by medieval monks that had multiple harmonies and voices






34. Students can create - memorizee - and perform a variety of simple dances






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






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






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






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






39. The reason why the art work was created. Bby looking at all the elemnts are principles - you can come up with why did the artist create this work or what does the artist want me to get out of this art






40. Colors that appear to 'come forward' likke red and orange and yellow






41. Plays that focused on the right vs. wrong scenario that featured an Everyman






42. A small predecessor of the piano






43. Steps of dance put together for performance or composing dances






44. Silent depiction of a static scene - often the reproduction of a painting or other pictures






45. Social dancing performed as a couple - has origins in Carribbean Islands and African and European styles - types of dances include the mambo - the samba - meringue - and rumba - and salsa






46. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythm pattern is deliberately upset






47. Can describe function of dance in society - like courtship - ritual - and entertainment






48. Commercial theater that took over US after WWII and named after a NY boulevard that runs through a Manhattan theater district with long runs of a single play






49. The shape - structure or organization of a piece - like unity and repetition






50. A leap from one leg to another