Fine Arts 2010/11 Regionals Flashcards
What is the the term for a theater which has the stage completely surrounded by the audience?
Theater in the Round
What artist from Iowa created works such as “Daughters of Revolution,” “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere,” “Woman with Plants,” and “American Gothic”?
(Grant) Wood
In what medium was Madame Tussaud a master artist?
Wax
What is a musician usually unable to do if he is an “ear man”?
read music
To what city would you have to travel in order to see the original Rodin statue, “The Thinker”?
Paris
In which century did Michelangelo paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
16th Century
Who invented the Kodak camera in 1888?
(George) Eastman
What is the most buoyant hardwood?
Balsa
What name is given to the musical part played by the drums as a band marches?
Cadence
What term refers to the process of using thick applications of paint?
Impasto
In 1966, what group became the first female singing group to top the U.S. album charts?
(The) Supremes
What is a technique used by sketch comedians today in which they spontaneously make up lines of dialogue?
ad-lib
What Dutch artist is known for his artwork which often involved very complex tessellations?
(M.C.) Escher
Called noels in France, what is the name for popular hymns of a joyful nature which are associated with Christmas?
Carols
Peaking at the turn of the 20th century, what art and architectural movement attempted to make art a part of everyday life and often depicted natural forms such as leaves and flowers?
Art Nouveau
What is the designation of an artist who creates the visual images that compliment written words?
Illustrator
What rock singer is most famous for his hits “Born in the USA,” “Born to Run,” and “Glory Days,” while being backed by his famous E Street Band?
(Bruce) Springsteen
In which country did the Pop Art movement begin in 1958?
England
Written by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, Honk! is a musical take on what Hans Christian Andersen story?
“The Ugly Duckling”
What person is traditionally the concertmaster of an orchestra?
1st seat violin
List three of the six periods or stages of music.
Middle Ages or Medieval,
Renaissance,
Baroque,
Classical,
Romantic,
Twentieth Century or Modern
Identify the American photographer and environmentalist whose spectacular black and white photographs of Yosemite National Park made him famous.
(Ansel) Adams
For what artistic medium is Louis Comfort Tiffany best known?
Stained glass
What stringed instrument has as two of its parts, a pedestal and a crown?
Harp
Gordon Park’s novel The Learning Tree is set in what state?
Kansas
What patriotic song was originally a poem entitled “The Defense of Fort McHenry?
“The Star Spangled Banner”
What is the name the French philosopher, scientist and mathematician who is known for his quote from the
Discourse on Method, “I think therefore I am”?
(Rene) Decartes
Played before the Kentucky Derby, what song is also Kentucky’s state song?
“My Old Kentucky Home”
In order to change the brightness of a color, what color is added to dull the color?
Its complement
Set on Catfish Row in Charleston, South Carolina, what 1935 Gershwin opera deals with life in an African-American
community?
Porgy and Bess
Name the painting technique developed by Georges Seurat (Jorj Sir-ah) in which a painting is made up of countless dots of color
Pointillism
What is the term for artists in the nineteenth century who portrayed political, social, and moral issues?
Realists
What is the part of the stage located on the right and left side of the stage proper?
Wings
How many basic foot positions are defined in classical ballet?
Five
Identify the term that comes from the Greek meaning “love of wisdom” and is a subject that considers questions stemming from reflections on events in everyday life.
Philosophy
Name the two American lithographers of the nineteenth century whose work comprises a pictorial history of American life in that century.
Currier and Ives
Give the first and last name of the singer known as “Lady Soul” and the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
(Aretha) Franklin
What is the brightness or dullness of color called?
Intensity
What ballet includes “The Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy”?
The Nutcracker Suite
Who was the Greek philosopher who created the first comprehensive system of Western philosophy and created a species classification system called the Great Chain of Being?
Aristotle
What language is used for musical terminology?
Italian
What early 1800 artist from Pennsylvania is best known for his depiction of the life of the American Indian in paintings and sketches?
(George) Catlin
Name the printing process that utilizes a resin or wax coated metal plate, an incising needle and an acid bath.
Etching
In what state is Meredith Wilson’s musical play The Music Man set?
Iowa
What French cathedral is known for its two unmatched towers and its deep blue stained glass windows?
Notre Dame
How many movements are there in a typical symphony?
Four
In which type of art does the artist express himself purely through the use of form and color, but no actual objects are represented?
Abstract Expressionism
In what city’s opera house does the phantom of the opera prowl?
Paris
The oil painting entitled “Baptism in Kansas” was painted by what artist?
John Steuart Curry
How many flats are in the key signature of E flat major?
Three
What do we call the sculptures in motion like those created by Alexander Calder?
Mobiles
What is the system of triangles arranged to work like a beam or lintel?
Truss
What hard, jet-black wood is used to make musical instruments?
Ebony
Who composed the musical work “Tales from the Vienna Woods”?
(Johann) Strauss
Which early 20th century artists’ group, led by Marcel Duchamp (Due-shaump), created artwork intended to have no meaning at all?
Dadaism
Name the circular, bronze, percussion instrument suspended from a frame or bar and struck with a soft beater.
Gong
The first freestanding nude sculpture after the fall of the Roman Empire was Donatello’s statue of which Biblical sling user?
David
In music, what is the meaning of the initials R and B?
Rhythm and Blue
What is the name for a clay sculpture baked to permanent hardness in a kiln?
Terra-Cotta
What two construction techniques are commonly used in ceramics?
Slab and Coil
What co-ed school, chartered in 1926 and located in New York City, is considered the most outstanding American school of music?
Julliard School of Music
What is the title of the alternate version of The Wizard of Oz featuring an all African-American cast?
The Wiz
Name the painting by Edward Hicks inspired by the Biblical description of a time when the lion and the lamb will be at peace.
“The Peaceable Kingdom”
