93-110 Flashcards

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Cymbal

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A large, round metal plate to be crashed together

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David

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A large marble statue made by Michaelangelo of the biblical king David.

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Debussy, Claude

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A French composer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his free rhymes and indefinite keys. Well known works are la met (the sea), and maiden with the flaxen hair.

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Dilettante

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Someone who is interested in the fine arts as a spectator, not as a serious practitioner… aka dabbler.

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Disney, Walt

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20th century showman and filmmaker

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Dixieland

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A kind of jazz originating in New Orleans in the early 20th century. The rhythms are usually rapid, and it generally includes many improvised sections for instrumental soil

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Don Giovanni

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An Italian opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Double bass

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Aka bass viol

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Down in the valley

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American folksong

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The drunken sailer

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Song of the sea

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Dylan, bob

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A 20th century American folksinger and songwriter.

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Eiffel Tower

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Paris structure

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Duke Ellington

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20th century African American jazz composer, songwriter, and band leader

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Empire State Building

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Office building in NYC, >1,000 ft high

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Expressionism

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An artistic style that departed from realism and naturalism and seeks to convey inner experience by distorting rather than directly representing natural images

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Fiddle

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Aka violin (bluegrass/folk)

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Fields, w.c.

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20th century American film comedian noted for his comic timing and drawling speech

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Fife

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A small flute with high piercing sound. Revolutionary period.