Visual and Performing Arts Flashcards

(39 cards)

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antagonist

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in theater, a villain against whom the protagonist is pitted

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Bass Clef

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musical notes played with the left hand on a piano, having a deeper sound than those in the treble clef

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Blocking

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where and when actors move on a stage during a theatrical production

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Chord

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three or more harmonious notes played together; instruments with multiple strings (piano, guitar) can play cords

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Collage

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an artwork composed of various materials

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Color

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what we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface, its main characteristics being hue, intensity, and value

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Dialogue

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exchange of lines between actors in a theatrical production

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Dynamics

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in a piece of music, the variation between louder and softer sections

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Force/ Energy

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a dancer’s transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy; how dancers move

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Form

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in music, the shape, structure, or organization of a piece

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Form

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in visual art, the way an artwork’s elements are put together, as opposed to its content or subject matter

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Harmony

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when a note of a different pitch on a musical scale sounds good when played simultaneously with a piece’s melody

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Improvisation

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the use of spontaneous movement and speech to create a character, mood, or situation

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Interval

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the distance between notes on a musical scale

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Levels

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the series of horizontal planes rising, one above the other, from the performance surface, though which dancers move

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Line

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in visual art, the movement of a point through space, described in terms of width, length, direction, and curvature or flow

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Measure (or bar)

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a grouping of a specified number of musical beats located between two consecutive vertical lines on a staff

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Melody

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the tune of a piece of music

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Monologue

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a dramatic speech performed by one actor

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Pageant

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a series of tableaux performed on stage

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Phrasing

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how long the melody of a piece of music is performed, defined by when a breath is taken

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Pitch

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wavelengths or frequencies of sound

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Proscenium

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the most common type of performance space, named for the proscenium arch that frames the actors

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Protagonist

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the hero of a theatrical piece

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Rhythm
in music, the pattern of stressed and unstressed beats
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Shape
in visual art, the two dimensional equivalent of form
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Space
in dance, the immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body, extending in all directions
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Space
in visual art, the absence of shape and form
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Staff
a group of lines and spaces upon which musical notes are written
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Symmetry
in art, a type of visual balance, where, if an imaginary line is drawn down the middle, each side mirrors the other
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Syncopation
in music, an uneven pattern of stressed beats
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Tableau
in theater, the silent depiction of a static scene
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Tempo
the rate at which musical beats follow one another
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Texture
the tactile quality of a work of art
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Theme
the reason a work of art was created
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Timbre
the distinctive quality of a particular sound
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Time
in dance, formally measured meter or, more informally, the rhythms of a dancer's body movements
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Time signature
musical notation indicating the number of beats per bar and the type of note that gets a beat
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Treble clef
musical notes played with the right hand on a piano, having a higher sound than those in the bass clef