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Art & Music Quiz 1
Terms and Images
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Art History
Undergraduate 3
02/08/2013

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Representational
Definition
Recognizable images realistically imitating life, sometimes focusing on movement and expressions.
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Non-objective
Definition
Unrecognizable images, open to interpretation.
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Abstraction
Definition
A process by which concepts are derived from concrete concepts by extreme simplification or stylization.
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Unrecognizable
Definition
Subjective characteristic of non-objective and abstract art.
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Iconographic
Definition
Mode of analysis focusing on signs and symbols for interpretation, often referencing historical or religious symbols.
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Biographical
Definition
Mode of analysis relating the artist's life and experiences to artwork.
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Feminist
Definition
Mode of analysis looking at the woman's role as artist, subject, and viewer.
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Contextual
Definition
Mode of analysis interpreting works in a historical context, taking into consideration time and place of creation in history and art history.
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Psychological
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Mode of analysis considering the mental state of the artist at the time a work was created.
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Formal (Visual)
Definition
Mode of analysis focusing on the formal elements: line, shape, form, value, et cetera.
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Vanitas
Definition
A type of symbolic work of art representing the meaninglessness of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits.
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Sound
Definition
How the ear perceives the movement and vibration of waves in the air.
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Music
Definition
Organized sound through time.
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Note
Definition
A pitched sound, often represented on a scale.
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Pitch
Definition
Property that allows the ordering of sounds on a frequency-related scale.
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Duration
Definition
The length in time of a piece of music.
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Syncopation
Definition
Disruption of standard beat patterns, to keep things interesting. Offbeat.
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Simple meter
Definition
Meter in which each beat of the measure divides naturally into two equal parts.
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Compound meter
Definition
Meter with a triple pulse within each beat.
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Consonance
Definition
"A stable tone combination is a consonance; consonances are points of arrival, rest, and resolution."
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Dissonance
Definition
"An unstable tone combination is a dissonance; its tension demands an onward motion to a stable chord."
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Tempo markings
Definition
A notation that indicates how fast the music should be played. Also called DYNAMICS.
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Dynamics
Definition
How fast the music should be played.
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[image]
Definition
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius.
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[image]
Definition
José de Rivera, "Infinity"
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[image]
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Allan Houser, "Reverie"
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