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






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






3. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art






4. A pose in which the working leg is extended with a straight knee behind the body






5. Extravagant and complex music made by Italian composers of the 16th century






6. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






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






8. Emphasis on time in dance






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






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






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






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






13. The group that iscolalborating on the play






14. Intermediate tempo






15. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






16. 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






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






18. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






19. (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)






20. The variations of the louder and softer sections of a single piece of music






21. A major orchesral composition






22. Parallel lines crossing other parallel lines creating value and texture






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






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






25. A work made for one or two instruments






26. Every Good Boy Does Fine






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






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






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






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






31. Slow tempo






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






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






34. The way an artwork's elements are put together






35. The flat surface within both sides of a central line






36. When an artist chooses to emphasize one artistic element over aonother






37. 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






38. Children use dance vocabulary to describe movement






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






40. Green - blue - green - blue and violet when used to show wet objects






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






42. Lines that suggest stability and repose






43. The state of being at rest in dance






44. A leap from one leg to another






45. Small objects that actors handle on stage






46. The degree of lightness or darkness with the color






47. A small predecessor of the piano






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






49. Vertical lines used on the staff to group beats






50. European artist who reached his height in the early 19th Century and pioneered the Romantic style