Multiple melodic lines played simultaneously are called:
Polyphony
100
The three purposes of dance are:
ceremonial, recreational, and artistic
100
Neoclassical comedy often made fun of society and human flaws in an effort to change them. This style of writing is called
Comedy of Manners
100
The most famous artistic medium of the Pacific Rim is:
Woodblock printing
100
During this period and for the first time in the history of music, secular music became more prevalent than sacred music and instrumental became more prevalent than vocal.
Classical Period
200
Common sacred forms of the Baroque Period include:
Cantata and Oratorio
200
The three elements of dance are:
Space, force (energy), and time
200
The Commedia dell’Arte was
An improvised comedy involving masks and stock characters
200
During the Neoclassical period, artists were interested in what characteristics in their work?
Which of these two names are associated with 20th century modern ballet:
Mikhail Baryshnikov and George Balanchine
300
The element of music that pertains to degrees of loudness and softness.
Dynamics
300
Which of the following is NOT typically characteristic of African dance?
Dancers are paired with partners
300
If you were to take a tour of a theatre, which of these would you NOT see?
The Fourth Wall
300
The most common subject of Medieval art is:
Christianity/Religion
300
The most popular style of Romantic theatre, characterized by its use of music to create mood and its “Good vs. Evil” simplistic stories in which Good usually won, was called:
Melodrama
400
The Baroque Period is exemplified by the music of:
Bach and Handel
400
Tempo deals with:
The Speed of the dance/music
400
To stand behind someone on stage, forcing him to turn his back to the audience OR to steal focus from someone who should have it is called
Upstaging
400
This person painted large close-up paintings of flowers and the Mexican landscape.
Georgia O'Keeffe
400
This artist was considered the ‘Renaissance Man’:
Leonardo Da Vinci
500
Like a play in which some of the dialogue is sung, this form is performed by solo singers, a chorus, and an orchestra on a stage with the sets and costumes:
Opera
500
What dance form originated in 17th century France and has a French Vocabulary?
Ballet
500
The use of male actors, very little scenery, and natural lighting, and playwrights such as William Shakespeare fall into which era of theatre?
Elizabethan
500
Modern/Contemporary art that shows images from dreams, fantasies, and made-up images is: