Humanities Flashcards
(47 cards)
What is Venus De Miller
A sculpture created by unknown person
What is a Sonatina
a small sonata
What is a Concertino
A small concerto
What is a Concerto Grosso
a baroque composition in which a small group of solo instruments play with an orchestra
Who is D’Artagnan
a character created by Dumas in the three musketeers
Who is Gatsby
A character created by Fitzgerald in the Great Gatsby
Who is Victor Hugo
He wrote Les Miserables
Who is Mendelssohn
a 19th century composer 1809-1847
Who was the majority party in in revolutionary Russia
Bolshevik
Who were the Minority party in Revolutionary Russia
Mensheviks
Who is Peirce
major philosopher in the pragmatist movement
Who is Sartre
major philosopher in the existentialist movement
C# (c sharp) instrumentally are played the same as what note
Dd
B# ( B sharp) is played the same as what note
C
What did Sousa compose
He composed primarily Marches
What did Verdi compose
Primarily Operas
What is an invocation
It starts a religious service.
What is a benediction
it finishes a religious service
What is a diocese
a district under the care of a Bishop
Where was David the painter from
France
Where was Van Dyck the painter from
Flanders. He was Flemish. ( a part of Belgium)
What is Deontology
The study of ethics
Who was Calvin Coolidge
30th President
Who was Franklin Pierce
14th President
