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What is three-dimensional volume in visual art called |
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What are the primary colors |
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What is an artist physical material called? |
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What is a series of single tones sounded successively called |
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Music symbols representing sounds are called what? |
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Music symbols representing silences are called what? |
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Most western music is organized into regularly recurring groupings called what? |
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The highness or lowness of a sound is called what? |
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A type of harmony based on the use of the eight church modes is called what? |
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Gradations in sound volume in music are called what? |
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What is another word for tone color? |
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The original Pictures at an Exhibition is written for which instrument? |
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Who composed the original Pictures at an Exhibition? |
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Who orchestrated Pictures at an Exhibition? |
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Vertical lines represent what? |
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Diagonal lines represent what? |
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Horizontal lines represent what? |
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What does frequency of vibration of a sound determine? |
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The element of music which deals with time and its division is called what? |
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Sculpture carved into a flat surface is called what? |
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A wall painting on wet plaster is called what? |
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A high hill in the middle of a Greek city is called what? |
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The most important temple on the acropolis in Athens is called what? |
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Who was one of the foremost artists of the Golden Age? |
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The Greek belief that music impacts our emotions is called what? |
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The lyre was associated with which Greek god? |
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The aulos was associated with which Greek god? |
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Which type of cross is equal in length in all directions? |
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The Edict of Milan was signed in what year? |
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A wall picture created with pieces of colored tile and glass is called what? |
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Psalm performance involving two groups is called what? |
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Psalm performance involving a leader and group is called what? |
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Who first used the arched vault? |
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Who is responsible for spreading Greek culture throughout the world? |
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The Romans excelled in what type of sculpture? |
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What type of cross is taller than it is wide? |
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What document legalized Christianity? |
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What are the characteristics Romanesque architecture? |
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Round arches, thick walls, small windows, dark interior, mosaics, wall paintings, masculine |
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Which church group set standards for artists to follow? |
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When is the chant Puer Natus sung? |
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In what type of service is the chant Dies Irae sung? |
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The composers of Medieval chants were what? |
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The texts of Church liturgy which changed from service to service were called what? |
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The central liturgical service of the Chruch was called what? |
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The texts of Church liturgy which remained constant were called what? |
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What is the name of the first Ordinary chant sung in the Mass? |
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Flying buttresses were an innovation of which period? |
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What is polyphonic church music of the Medieval period called? |
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What are the characteristic of Gothic architecture? |
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pointed arches, thin walls, large windows, bright colorfull interior, stain glass, feminine |
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Who is the composer of Alleluia nativitas? |
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The foundation of Gothic compositions was called what? |
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Medieval poet musicians from southern France were called what? |
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Medieval poet musicians of northern France were called what? |
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Medieval poet musicians from Germany were called what? |
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Who is one of the earliest identified female composers? |
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A secular song in Germany is called what? |
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Who was the most wealthy and powerful family of the Renaissance? |
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Who painted the Birth of Venus? |
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Who painted The Last Supper? |
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What is a painting by Fra Angelico? |
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The word Renaissance means what? |
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Who was the leader of the Reformation in Germany? |
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Who was the leader of the Reformation in France? |
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An important guitar-like instrument of the Renaissance was what? |
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Who is the composer of Now Is the Month of Maying? |
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What is a new kind of music in the seventeenth century to combine music and drama? |
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The technique of using bright focused light surrounded by shadows is called what? |
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Who is the most famous sculptor of the Baroque? |
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The establishment of tonality took place in which historical period? |
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The Messiah is a famous oratorio by which composer? |
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For what type of music is Vivaldi known? |
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Who composed The Four Seasons? |
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A new musical shorthand used in the Baroque was called what? |
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Who was the most famous Baroque sculptor? |
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In opera a simple musical setting of a dramatic text is called what? |
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In opera an extended vocal solo is called what? |
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Who is considered the greatest composer of organ music? |
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Who is considered the most nearly perfect musical creator in the history of Western music? |
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Which artist was the leader of the Neoclassic movement in revolutionary France? |
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Oath of the Horatii is by which artist? |
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What is an extended composition of several movements for instruments? |
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Haydn is known primarily for what type of composition? |
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Who composed the Marriage of Figaro? |
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Social Contract is a treatise by whom? |
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The three parts of sonata-allegro form are called what? |
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exposition, development, recapitulation |
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What composer served the Esterhazy family? |
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A sonata written for a solo instrument and orchestra is called what? |
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An ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello is called what? |
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The great music of the Classic period came from which country? |
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Erlkönig is a song by which composer? |
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Who was one of the first noteworthy painters from America? |
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The Raft of the Medusa is by which artist? |
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Who painted Liberty Leading the People? |
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Music which has an accompanying literary description is called what? |
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Chopin is known for what kind of music? |
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Who painted The Third of May? |
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What composer originally dedicated a symphony to Napoleon? |
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Who was the leader of the Romantic movement in painting? |
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Who was an English painter of landscapes in the nineteenth century? |
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Who composed Symphonie fantastique? |
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Who used the technique called leitmotif in his music? |
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Who was an American Romantic Realist painter? |
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Who used the technique idee fixe in his music? |
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Who was one of the first painters to use the term realism in connection with his art? |
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Franz Liszt was known as a virtuoso on what instrument? |
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Which painter used pointillism? |
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Who composed Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun? |
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Impressionism got its name from which painting? |
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Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte is by which painter? |
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Which artist liked to paint ballet dancers? |
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Who was the most important composer of Impressionism? |
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Who was the immediate precursor of the Impressionist painters? |
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Who painted Starry Night? |
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A style of painting using thousands of dots is called what? |
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Who was the greatest cubist painter? |
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What is a popular style of music in the early twentieth century featuring syncopation? |
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Who composed Rhapsody in Blue? |
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Who was the best-known American architect of the first half of the twentieth century? |
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Who was the best-known and most sensational of the Surrealists? |
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Art that employs movement is called |
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Who painted Les Demoiselles d'Avignon? |
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Ragtime and Blues merged to form what type of popular music? |
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A style of music typically based on twelve-measure patterns is called what? |
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Who created serialism in music? |
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The movement in which artists went beyond natural appearances to present the inner meaning of natural phenomena is called what? |
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Who was the best-known painter of the twentieth century? |
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A style of twentieth-century art that reduced nature to basic geometric patterns is called what? |
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Threnody is a composition by which composer? |
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Paper and other materials assembled on a flat surface is called what? |
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What composer used bird songs in his music? |
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Painting that involves colors splashed and dripped on the canvas is called what? |
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Artworks that explore optical responses generated by color and line are called what? |
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What is artwork called which uses as little as possible to create the work? |
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Green Coca-Cola Bottles is by which artist? |
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The style of art that portrayed the reality and intensity of the subconscious mind was calles what? |
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Schubert is known for what type of music? |
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