Kuratoryjny - Środki Flashcards
(128 cards)
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Music
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The sounds made by people singing our musical instruments
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Tune
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The main series of musical notes in a piece of music (melodia)
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Harmony
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the chords or notes in a piece of music that support the melody
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Piece of music
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An arrangement of musical notes ( piece of music refers to music without words)
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Work ( music)
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a piece of music, especially classical music
one of Mozart’s best-known works
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Yodel
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a song or sound made by yodelling
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number
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number
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composition
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a piece of music that someone has written
(This is one of his own compositions)
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instrumental music
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(=with no singing)
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chamber music
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classical music played by a small group of musicians
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background music
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music that you hear but do not listen to
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music to one’s ears (idiom)
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something that is very pleasant or gratifying to hear or discover
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like a broken record
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Used to describe someone who keeps talking about the same story over and over again.
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it strikes a chord (idiom)
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Used to describe something that is familiar to you, reminds you of something or is connected to you somehow.
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blowing your own trumpet (idiom)
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When someone boasts about their own talents, abilities and achievements.
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march to the beat of your own drum (idiom)
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When someone does things the way they want to, without taking anybody else or anything else into consideration.
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fit as a fiddle (idiom)
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This is used to describe someone who is in perfect health.
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it’s not my forte
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it’s not my strength
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play it by ear (idiom)
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This means to deal with something in an impromptu manner, without guidelines or rules. It refers to playing music without using written connotation
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it rings a bell (idiom)
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If something rings a bell, it sounds familiar, but you can’t remember the exact details.
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elevator music
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Pleasant but boring pre-recorded music that is usually played in public places.
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it takes two to tango (idiom)
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This is used to suggest that when things go wrong, both sides are involved and neither party is completely innocent.
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music to my ears (idiom)
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When you hear exactly what you wanted to hear.
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all that jazz (idiom)
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This means that everything related to or similar is included. (etcetera)
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clean as a whistle (idiom)
Used to describe something that is extremely clean.
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Prologue
the introduction to a play, a long poem and all that jazz
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Novella
a story that is shorter than a novel, but longer than a short story
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Sonnet
a poem with 14 lines which rhyme with each other in a fixed pattern
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Stanza
a group of lines in a repeated pattern forming part of a poem
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Tragicomedy
a play or a story that is both sad and funny
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Tearjerker
a film, book, or story that is very sad and makes you cry
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Thriller
a book or film that tells an exciting story about murder or crime
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Synopsis
a short description of the main events or ideas in a book, film etc
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Heroism
very great courage
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Narrator
the person who tells the story in a book or a play
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Protagonist
the most important character in a play, film, or story
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Stanza
a group of lines in a repeated pattern forming part of a poem
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Whodunit
a book, film etc about a murder case, in which you do not find out who killed the person until the end
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Limerick
humorous short poem that has five lines that rhyme
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Stream of consciousness
the expression of thoughts and feelings in writing exactly as they pass through your mind,
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Monologue
a long speech by one person
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Caricature
a funny drawing of someone that makes them look silly and makes their features exaggerated
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Burlesque
speech, acting, or writing in which a serious subject is made to seem silly or an unimportant subject is treated in a serious way
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Playwright or Dramatist
Someone who writes plays
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Satire
a piece of writing, film, play etc that uses this type of criticism
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Potboiler
a book or film that is produced quickly to make money and which is not of very high quality, especially one that is exciting or romantic
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Preface
an introduction at the beginning of a book or speech
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Synopsis
a short description of the main events or ideas in a book, film
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Fairy tale
a children’s story in which magical things happen
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Fiction
Fikcja
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Cameo
a short appearance in a film or play by a well-known actor
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Flashback
a scene in a film, play, book etc that shows something that happened before that point in the story
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Abstract Art
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Figurative Art
Art which is made to symbolize
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Conceptual Art
art in which the main aim of the artist is to show an idea, rather than to represent actual things or people
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Pop Art
Art that shows ordinary objects that you find in people’s homes, which was made popular in the 1960s by artists such as Andy Warhol
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Oeuvre
all the works of an artist or writer
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Prequel
a book, film etc that tells you what happened before the story told in a previous popular book or film
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Sequel
a book, film, play etc that continues the story of an earlier one, usually written or made by the same person
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Parody
a piece of writing, music etc or an action that copies someone or something in an amusing way
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Avant-garde
avant-garde music, literature etc is extremely modern and often seems strange or slightly shocking
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an open book (idiom)
A person or subject that is easy to get to know, or is well known
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cook the books (idiom)
To falsify information, including facts or figures.
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don't judge a book by its cover
The outward appearance of a person or thing, does not always indicate who or what it/they really are.
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he is by the book (idiom)
A person who does something according to the rules.
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a closed book
A person or subject that few know much about.
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hit the books
To study in general, but many times the idiom is used when studying for an exam.
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to use every trick in the book (idiom)
To try all available means to achieve the desired result
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That's one for the books ! (saying)
An amazing event that will forever be remembered.
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a bookworm
someome that is a highly avid reader
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Do you read me? (common saying)
Another way of asking “do you understand me?”
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Every trick in the book
To try all available means to achieve the desired result
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In someone’s bad book
To be in someone’s disfavor, to have their disapproval
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Off the books
When something is off the record or done in secret
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To be on the same page
To think in the same manner, or have the outlook as someone else
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To have your nose in a book
To read with intensity
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To read between the lines
To look for or capture an implied meaning
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To read someone’s mind
To discern someone’s thoughts
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Soiree
an evening party or other gathering given usually at a private house, esp where guests are invited to listen to, play, or dance to music
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all-dayer
an entertainment, such as a pop concert or film screening, that lasts all day
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a banquet
a lavish and sumptuous meal; feast
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burlesque show
a bawdy comedy show of the late 19th and early 20th centuries: the striptease eventually became one of its chief elements
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auction house
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bricolage
the process of creating art using a variety of different objects
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calligraphy
beautiful handwriting that you do with a special pen or brush; the art of producing this
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black canvas
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classicism
a style of art and literature that is simple and beautiful and is based on the styles of ancient Greece and Rome. Classicism was popular in Europe in the eighteenth century.
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collage
a picture made by sticking pieces of coloured paper, cloth or photographs onto a surface, or by putting images together on a computer
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conservator
a person who is responsible for repairing and preserving works of art, buildings and other things of cultural interest
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diptych
a painting, especially a religious one, with two wooden panels that can be closed like a book
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detail
a small part of a picture or painting; the smaller or less important parts of a picture, pattern, etc. when you consider them all together
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foreground
the part of a view, picture, etc. that is nearest to you when you look at it
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gouache
a method of painting using colours that are mixed with water and made thick with white paint or other substances; the paints used in this method
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icon
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life drawing
the activity or skill of drawing pictures of people who are present in front of you, usually when they have no clothes on
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masterpiece
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monochrome
using only black, white and shades of grey
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pavement artist
an artist who draws pictures in chalk on the pavement, hoping to get money from people who pass
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portraiture
the art of making portraits; the portraits that are made
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portraitist
a person who makes portraits
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to be in the limelight
to be at the centre of attention
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to make a clown of yourself
to make yourself appear foolish
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museum piece
Something that is very old-fashioned and should no longer be used.
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the show must go on
an event or activity must continue, even if there are problems/difficulties
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To run the show
be in charge of a situation, organization, etc
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To sing your heart out
to sing with great passion/intensity
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To steal the show
to do something that makes people pay more attention to you than to other people
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to bring the house down
give a very successful or amusing speech, performance, etc.
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Dog and pony show
an event that is designed to impress people in order to make them buy something or invest money
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blank canvas
something with no content, in which anything is possible.
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the big picture
the situation as a whole
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to tar with the same brush
to describe someone/something using the same undesirable attributes
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con artist
a person who makes a living by swindling people
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stage whisper
A loud whisper intended to be heard by the audience
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get the show on the road
get started with something
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kick something off
to start something
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to sell out
have no more left for people to buy.
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live up to the hype
be as good as expected and anticipated by the public
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break a leg
good luck
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rococo
It is characterized by lightness, elegance, and an exuberant use of curving natural forms in ornamentation
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List the art movements in chronological order
medieval, classical, renaissance, baroque, rococo, pre-raphaelite, impressionist, realist, surrealist, modernist, postmodernist, modern art, postmodern art, pop art
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usher
a person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding.
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pantomine
a theatrical performance aimed at children, often based on a fairy tale or nursery rhyme story, featuring jokes and audience participation
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Do you fancy going out?
Would you like to go out ?
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to crave the limelight
to crave public attention and notice
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chick flick
Generally, a chick flick is a film designed to have an innate appeal to women, typically young women
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Record label
a company that produces, records and sells music
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to binge watch
to watch several episodes (= separate parts) of a television series or programme, one after another:
