Visual & Performing Arts

Question 0

What is a rhapsodic rhythm?

Answer 0

a non metric rhythm (breath, water, wind)

Question 1

What is syncopation?

Answer 1

A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset.

Question 2

What defines a folk dance? Give examples.

Answer 2

1. Must predate 19th century
2. Performed by peasants or royalty
3. Choreography derived from tradition
4. There is no teacher.
   London Bridge, Hokey Pokey, Ring Around The Rosie

Question 3

Describe dance from prehistory to Middle Ages.

Answer 3

Circle form! Gender roles! Social! Celebrated big life events! Cultural/historical story-telling.

Question 4

Describe dance in the Middle Ages.

Answer 4

Church restricted pagan dance, but folk dances evolved. (polka, square dances, etc.)

Question 5

Describe dance in the Renaissance.

Answer 5

Ballet! Court dancing! Lack of spontaneity.

Question 6

Describe dance in the 18th and 19th century.

Answer 6

Spread of formal dancing. Further development of ballet with the focus on the ballerina.

Question 7

Describe EARLY 20th century dancing.

Answer 7

A time to stretch the boundaries of traditional dance (modern ballet, expressive dance, ragtime jazz, flapper era, etc.)

Question 8

Describe LATE 20th century dance.

Answer 8

Growth of contemporary dance, emotional dance, breaking away from heavy costuming, but at the same time there were also people using costuming as a way to further artistically express themselves…so…

Question 9

What is a lied?

Answer 9

A type of German song.

Question 10

What is a fugue?

Answer 10

Starts with one voice, then two, then three and four. Contains both rhythmic and melodic motifs.

Question 11

Describe music in the middle ages versus the renaissance.

Answer 11

Middle Ages- CHURCH. Anonymous composers. Gregorian chanting.
Renaissance- Music and dance were intertwined. Harmony exploration. The lute!

Question 12

Describe the difference between music in the Baroque Era (1600-1750) and the Classical Era (1750-1820).

Answer 12

Baroque Era - ornate, melodic, contrast, volume, court composers, opera begins!

Classical Era - Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, more simple than baroque.

Question 13

Describe the difference between music in the Romantic Period (1820-1900) and the Modern Era (1900’s).

Answer 13

Romantic Period: OPERA, symphonic poem, introduction of dissonance to create emotion.

Modern Era: Evolution in musical world and rebellion! Rock, R&B, country, folk, etc.

Question 14

Describe Ancient Greek Theatre versus Roman Theatre.

Answer 14

Ancient Greek: No female actors, violence happens offstage, semicircular theatre with orchestra.

Roman Theatre: Women played minor parts, more subplots developed, coliseum, grand events!

Question 15

Describe the difference between Medieval versus Renaissance Theatre.

Answer 15

Medieval: RELIGION permeated everything. Theatre not so much for entertainment but for religious brainwashing.

Renaissance: Secular works! Rebirth of Greek and Roman inspired theatre, professional actors and set design.

Question 16

What is the difference between Elizabethan Theatre and Restoration Theatre?

Answer 16

Elizabethan Theatre: supported by Queen Elizabeth, a forum for the educated, satirical, raucous, SHAKESPEARE.

Restoration: 1642 Parliament closed theatres in Englad, so France could catch up! Theatres moved indoors. Women began to play male roles.

Question 17

What changed in 18th, 19th and 20th century theatre?

Answer 17

18th: Acting began to mimic real life and focus on the ordinary person.
19th: Actor overtook playwright in importance.
20th: Many types of theatre broke out concurrently - musicals, experimental theatre, community theatre, serious dramas, comedies, commercial theatres (broadway).

Question 18

What is a neoclassic drama?

Answer 18

Renaissance writers attempting to recapture the glory of theatre in ancient Greece or Rome.

Question 19

When was the pastoral play popular?

Answer 19

Italian Renaissance

Question 20

What is thrust staging versus arena staging?

Answer 20

Thrust: audience 270 degrees around.

Arena: audience more than 270 degrees around.

Question 21

Define vomitoria.

Answer 21

In Roman Theatre, the tunnels that allowed the audience to enter and exit the large theatres with ease.

Question 22

What is the difference between hue, value and intensity.

Answer 22

These are the three main qualities in color.

Hue: Distinguishing between colors.
Value: The darkness or lightness of a color.
Intensity: The dullness or brightness of a color.

Question 23

Describe Classical, Byzantine, and Early Middle Ages artwork.

Answer 23

Classical: architecture, sculpture, pottery, frescoes, physical beauty, life events, mathematical
Byzantine: religious imagery, mosaics, triptych, elongated bodies
Early Middle Ages: more religion, Book of Kells

Question 24

Describe Later Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque Art.

Answer 24

Later Middle Ages: religious, church architecture boom, gothic stained glass window, frescoes, illuminated manuscripts
Renaissance: humanism and religious art, landscapes
Baroque Art: complex, Rococo, uniqueness, nonconformity

Question 25

Describe Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and 20th Century Art.

Answer 25

Impressionism: Emphasis on primary colors and small brush strokes, daily life. Monet, Renoir, Degas
Post-Impressionism: Swirling colors, thick applications. van Gogh, Cezanne
20th Century: Fauvism, cubism, geometric forms, abstract, surrealism, pop art, american regional art, etc.