SVPA: Full Final Exam Review

In the 20th century, who would typically be hired for the performance of music in films?

In dance, this is the degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving.

This Broadway musical was produced in 1996 by Jonathan Larson, who sought to explore serious contemporary urban issues.

Expression of one mood per piece in Baroque music.

What are the three major elements of dance?

This is the year of production for the 20th century Broadway musical Show Boat.

The Classical Period focused on returning to the ideals of what ancient civilizations?

The speed of the music.

What was the main goal of Impressionist painters from 1867-1886?

In dance, the choreographic structure that follows a specific story line to convey specific information through a dance.

This is the ancient belief that animals and inanimate objects have souls and spirits.

This ancient Greek philosopher believed that music should lead a person to think noble thoughts.

Pulse of the music.

In drama, the internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that creates dramatic tension.

This element of music is the featured musical line.

Renowned Romantic Period artist known for his painting The Third of May 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid.

Groupings of beats in music.

This Romantic-era African-American author escaped slavery and was an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.

This Russian dancer and choreographer impacted classical ballet in the 20th century; know for The Firebird & Petrushka.

How would Renaissance theaters signal that a play would be performed?

How did Realism in music aim to connect with listeners?

What was a key characteristic of Realist drama according to the information provided in your guided notes?

What was the favored sculptural media of the ancient artists of Africa?

Romantic American author credited with initiating the modern detective story and developing the Gothic horror story.

This philosophical movement emphasized reason and challenged traditional beliefs during the Classical Period.

Important member of a powerful Renaissance family in Florence who gave commissions to sculptors and architects.

Clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray character and period in dramatic performances.

This person was considered to be the greatest intellectual of the Medieval Period.

This principle of design refers to a distribution of equal visual weight (does not have to be a mirror image).

Which of the following is NOT true about the Baroque cantata?

In drama, this is the reason/reasons for a character's behavior; an incentive for further action from a character.

Where in Greece is the Parthenon located?

Which of the following is NOT a percussion instrument?

Romantic Russian composer known for Romeo and Juliet.

In visual art, what are the three primary colors?

Ancient holy men would wear masks or makeup when performing plays in order to represent what?

This principle of design is the scaling of objects in relation to one another.

This is the most basic element of visual art, and can be real (seen) or implied (suggested).

The Renaissance-era ruler of England who was a significant supporter of education and the arts.

What was the focus of Realist artist Gustave Courbet's paintings?

During the Medieval Period, where would clergy members copy manuscripts when they were not attending church services?

Renaissance German monk who nailed his Ninety-Five Thesis on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.

The material used by a visual artist to create art.

Which of the following was NOT a primary art form in the Medieval period?

This style of dancing is characterized by freedom of movement, and dancers are usually barefoot when performing.

What kinds of materials did the ancient cave painters crush up to create their paints?

Which one of these is NOT a category of elements of drama?

Which of these industries emerged during the Romantic Period?

In drama, this is the basic idea of a play; the idea, point of view, or perception that binds together a work.

French Romantic composer known for his work Fantastic Symphony.

Which of the following is NOT a Bach composition from the Classical Period?

What ancient book contains hymns to the Egyptian gods?

This is the type of singing of the chants for all church services during the Medieval Period.

In visual art, this refers to the tactile quality of a surface.

This artist became the official painter of Napoleon during the Classical Period.

This term refers to multiple rhythmic patterns in a piece of music and was utilized in Classical compositions.

Romantic Period Czech composer who was also the director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York.

What year did 20th century American astronauts land on the moon?

Ancient Greek theater was an outgrowth of what?

This type of Medieval play emerged in the 1400s; "Everyman" is the most well-known play of this kind.

Grandson of Cosimo de Medici who encouraged others to patronize the arts in Florence during the Renaissance Period.

This style of dance is characterized by standardized movements, as well as specialized leaps and lifts.

Which one of these is NOT a string instrument?

The series of events in a play; structured in 6 stages.

In music, this indicates a bright, cheerful sound.

Which way a dancer faces or moves (e.g., forward, backward, sideways, up, and down.)

Where do we see visual records of dancing in ancient Greek life?

This genre of music began in New Orleans around 1900 and is characterized by syncopated rhythm and call & response.

Where were the earliest known ancient records mentioning music discovered?

Anglo-Irish author and clergyman who is regarded as one of the foremost prose satirists in Classical English literature.

This style of dance is characterized by accents in the head, hips, hands, and feet, as well as improvisation.

Who authored the first system of dance notation during the Baroque Period?

Which one of the following was NOT a scientific or technological advancement during the 20th century?

Who called for a holy war to recapture Jerusalem in 1095, which would later become known as the Crusades?

Which king is said to have greatly contributed to the growth of ballet in Europe during the Baroque Period?

This building in Greece is considered to be the world's most perfect building.

Baroque Period composer of Israel in Egypt, Music for the Royal Fireworks, Giulio Ceasare, and Water Music.

What was the main focus of the Realism movement in art?

The effects an audience hears during a dramatic performance to communicate character, context, or environment.

These types of ancient Greek plays were intended to tell people how to live.

Renaissance playwright known as "The Bard" who was also part owner of the Globe Theater.

Who discovered the ancient Lascaux cave paintings in 1940?

This Classical composer began his career working at court before he broke away and eventually died broke.

This type of Medieval art was always religious, depicting saints with halos and arranged in geometric shapes.

Classical English novelist and author of Emma who found inspiration in ordinary people and situations.

The term "baroque" comes from the Italian world "barocco," which means...

What 20th century rock group led the British Invasion in music in the 1960s?

Realism in art aimed to capture the authenticity of which group of people?

Which Impressionist artist focused on depicting contemporary women in their roles as caretakers?

Romantic Italian composer known for Rigoletto; his final opera ended with the line "All the world's a joke!"

This room in a Renaissance theater served as a backdrop for action, as well as for changing rooms and storage.

Inventor of the printing press during the Renaissance period.

Baroque artist with a terrible temper, known for his use of chiaroscuro in his works.

Which of the following is NOT a 3-dimensional art medium?

Who is known for his opera Carmen that exemplifies realism in music?

Which of the following is a stringed instrument used by the ancient Greeks to accompany works of poetry?

What made the arts so crucial to ancient civilizations?

Who was responsible for the organizing and writing down of Medieval Gregorian chants?

This Classical composer worked for 30 years for an aristocratic family.

This type of Greek play revolved around the re-telling of history.