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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






7. The materials or methods that are used to create art - like clay - crayon - canvas - paper - cloth - paint - etc. etc.






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






9. The tactile quality of the art






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






11. The gradual change in value - tint - or fcolor as rendered in a picture






12. Most traditional and contemproary cultures have dance eto showcase courtship - group harmony - and enjoyment






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






14. A work made for one or two instruments






15. Means song or dance - a traditional form of Japanese theater with exaggerated make - up worn by actors and ornate clothes. Ornate costumes designate lass - traits - orage of character. Elaborate wigs worn for men - women and demons. beautiful fans im






16. Lines that suggest movement






17. A method in which one or more materials are glued and attached to a background surface - a type of art that goes really well with a background surface






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






19. 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






20. The amount of light and dark areas in a composition. Can be used for showing opaque: the limitation of light - not transparent or transluscent






21. Learning dance specifc to 18th and 19th century America - understanding different roles of men and women in dance






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






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






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






25. The leg on which the dancer is balancing on






26. Asian dance form that evolved over 200 years from folk traditions combined with opera - ballet - acrobatics and other elements






27. Three or more harmonious notes that are played together - like through a guitar or piano






28. The point in the production of a play that the actors no longer need to reharse with the script because they learned their lines






29. 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






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






31. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






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






33. 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






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






35. A 'beating' movement in which feet criss - cross eacho ther






36. German song






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






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






39. The group that iscolalborating on the play






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






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






42. The way that opposites (dark vs light - black vs white) are portrayed within an artwork






43. A leap in which the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing thedirection where the movement started






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






45. The oldest forms of art that we know about






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






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






48. People who are responsible for all technical aspects of the show






49. European artists who composed instrumental music in the early 18th Century






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