LESSON 6 (PRE-FINALS) ELEMENTS OF ART: AUDITORY AND PRINCIPLE OF ART

Question 1

Previous discussion about Elements of Arts pertained to visual art such as paintings and sculptures. In the case of Auditory, _______ as an art form is classified as auditory.

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Music

Question 2

is sound organized in a specific time. It is considered as implement to cultural activities, answering a specific role or functions. If there is an important quality that it has, it is having the capacity to transcend barriers even that of differences in language or conventions in sound.

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Music

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Element of music that situates it in time. It is the pulse of the music.

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Rhythm

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is the basic unit of music while tempo refers to its speed (beats per second).

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Beats

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can be organized into a recognizable recurrent pattern, which is called the meter.

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Beats

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Classical terms are used to refer to the variations in ______

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Tempo

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( slowly and broadly)

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Largo

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(walking pace)

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Andante

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(at moderate speed)

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Moderato

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(fast)

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Allergo

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(lively)

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Vivace

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(gradually speeding up)

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Accelerando

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(gradually slowing down)

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Rallentado

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(getting slower)

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Allargando

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(literally “robbed time”, rhythm is played freely for expressive effect.

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Rubato

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Refers to the loudness or quietness of music.

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Dynamics

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very quiet

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Pianissimo (pp)

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quiet

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Piano (p)

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moderately quiet

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Mezzo-piano (mp)

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loud

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Forte (f)

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very loud

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Fortissimo (ff)

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indicates an increase in loudness

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Crescendo

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indicates decrease in loudness.

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Decrescendo or Diminuendo

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It refers to the linear presentation (horizontal) of pitch. When you say horizontal, it means that in musical notation, it is read in succession from left to right

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Melody

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is the highness or lowness of musical sound.

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Pitch

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It is vertical. It arises when pitches are combined to form chords. When several notes are simultaneously played, this refers to a chord.

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Harmony

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It is often likened to the color of music. It is a quality that distinguishes a voice or an instrument from another. Dependent on the technique, It may give a certain tone or characteristic to music, much like how a painter evokes different effects or impressions onto the canvas.

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Timbre

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The number of melodies, the type of layers, and their relatedness in a composition is the texture of music.

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Texture

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single melodic line

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Monophonic

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main melody accompanied by chords

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Homophonic

Question 31

These principles will provide explicit ways in which elements of art are used, how they are manipulated, how they interact, and how they inform the overall composition of artwork to assist the artist in conveying his intention. It influence the effect achieved by the elements, and the linkages of other principles.

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Principle of Art

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Balance, scale and proportion, emphasis and contrast, unity and variety, harmony, movement, rhythm, and repetition and pattern.

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Principle of Art

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It refers to the distribution of the visual elements in view of their placement in relation to each other. (Example: distribution of lines and colors)

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Balance

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the elements used on one side are reflected to the other. This offers the most stable visual sense to any artwork.

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Symmetrical

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the elements are not the same (or of the same weight) on each side, putting the heaviness on one side.

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Asymmetrical

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there is a central point in the composition, around which elements and objects are distributed.

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Radial

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pertains to the size in relation to what is normal for the figure or object in question. Sculptures of exaggerate scale are common all over the world. In the Philippines, Arturo Luz has created enormous sculptural versions of the paper clip, which occupied a prominent spot at the entrance of the Ayala Museum.

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Scale

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refers to the size of the components, or of objects in relation to one another when taken as a composition or a unit. This can also refers to values such as amounts or numbers of elements or objects in the composition.

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Proportion

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relates to the realistic size of the visual elements in the artwork, especially for figurative artworks. When it is the accuracy in relation to the real world that the artist is after, this is now referred to as the principle of scale.

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Natural

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efers to the unusual size relations of visual elements, deliberately exaggerating the immensity or minuteness of an object.

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Exaggerated

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most common to those that follow canons of perfection, the size-relations of elements or objects, which achieve the most ideal size-relations.

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Idealized

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allows the attention of the viewer to a focal point (s), accentuating or drawing attention to these elements or objects. This can be done through the manipulation of the elements or through the assistance of other principles , especially that of contrast

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Emphasis

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is the disparity between the elements that figure into the composition. One object may be made stronger compared to other objects (emphasis). This can be done in many ways using the elements of art. (Example; the use of negative and positive space and the use of complementary colors in a work.

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Contrast

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refers to a sense of accord or completeness from the artwork, variety, on the other hand, is the principle that aims to retain the interest by allowing patches or areas that both excite and allow the eye to rest.

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Unity

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Unity and variety is related to the principle of _______, in which the elements or objects achieve a sense of flow and interconnectedness.

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Harmony

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This refers to the direction of the viewing eye as it goes through the artwork, often guided by areas or elements that are emphasized. These focal points can be lines, edges, shape, and color within the work of art, among others.

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Movement

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This is created when an element is repeated, creating implied movement. Variety of repetition helps invigorate rhythm as depicted in the artwork.

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Rhythm

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refers to recurring manner of lines, shapes, colors and other elements that may appear in an artwork.

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Repetition

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refers to the image created out of repetition. With repetition, there is a sense of predictability that is conveyed, which in turn imbues the feelings of security and calmness.

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Pattern

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refer to two or more art forms and styles combined as a product of development in a complex world. Some examples are dance, theater, installation art, video art, documentary, photography, puppetry, designs and other forms of production.

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Combined arts

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the artist is challenged to deconstruct an idea or stimulus from which the content, narrative, technique, art forms and styles will take form. Often, improvisation or inventiveness is necessary to create an art form that is unprecedented. (Examples are theatrical performance that taps into many art forms such as music, 2D and 3D art, literature , lighting and set design.

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Combined arts

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emerged on the frontiers of science and technology. They are driven by such expansion of the imagination and what is possible through the “blistering pace of scientific and technological development”.

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Hybrid Arts

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Referencing into the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, natural and computer sciences, telecommunications, information, digital and interface technologies , artists whose works tread under this movement is disrupt the norms in terms of what is considered as an art.

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Hybrid Arts