Humanities Final!

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term for art which has a recognizable subject matter, is reduced to geometric shapes or line and is deliberately simplified

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abstract art

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quote about feeling in the metropolitan museum, "friends of my finger tips"

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helen keller

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_______ is a discriminator, compares

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critic

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coach digger phelps describes how his life and perspective changed after seeing the work of ____

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van gogh

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"formal" title of the mona lisa

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la jaconde

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commissioned the painting of the sistine chapel ceiling

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pope julius II

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architect talked a pope out of having his own tomb completed hoping its artist would fail at the new commission

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bramante

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means "affecting the senses"

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aesthetic

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greek playwright for whom actors are named

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thespis (thespians)

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typical cost to greek citizens for a ticket to a tragedy

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nothing, it was free

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in charting the plot of a drama, this element introduces us to "where" we are, "who" we are, and "when" we are

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exposition

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error/mistake or the characteristics of the protagonist which puts FATE into action in a tragedy

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hamartia

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final unraveling of the plot, the solution, an explanation

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denouement

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translate mimesis of a praxis

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imitation of a universal action

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translate "phobos"

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fear

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retains images on the retina for a fraction of a second beyond their disappearance

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persistence of vision

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term for the machine that filmed and projected the first commercial film

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cinematograph

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force in comedy which creates a reversal of fortune

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luck

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initiators of first commercial film

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auguste and louis lumiere

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year of the first sound film or talkie

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1927

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year the first commercial film was introduced

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1895

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man who set up 12 cameras along a racetrack in order to photographically "break down" the galloping motion of a horse

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eadward muybridge

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camera technique that first described the editing process and now is also used to describe a quick succession of images often used as a flash back

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montage

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first actor to step away from the chorus and speak a line

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thespis

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term which describes the fear that the same thing could happen to us in a drama

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phobos

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number of hours in which the drama judges were looking for as the beginning and end of a skillful plot

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24

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film technique in which an actor acknowledges the presence of an audience

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direct address

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creates apparent movement between images when they succeed each other rapidly

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phi phenomenon

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camera angle used to symbolize fate, destiny or even death

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bird's eye

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camera technique using the shape of an object to transition from one scene to another

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match cut

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father of special effects in film

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melies

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camera angle used for giving information

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eye-level

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comic device in which the actors shield their words from those on stage and acknowledge the presence of an audience

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aside

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camera angle used to make subject look small, vulnerable or weak

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high-angle shot

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art of film, using landscape, lighting, color and other techniques to make the film appealing to the eye

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cinematography

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camera technique which shows audience a 90 degree view, typically filmed left to right, landscapes or battles

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pan

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camera technique which shows a brief moment from two different plots, going back and forth to build suspense

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cross-cut

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literal meaning of tragedy

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goat song

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choreographer of the apollo and the prodigal son

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george ballanchine

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greek for pride-results in misfortune of the protagonist and causes the characters to avoid warnings or to break moral laws

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hubris

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big speech of a drama, usually given when protagonist is alone

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soliloquy

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god of drama

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bacchus

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2nd most important character

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antagonist

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force in a tragedy that creates a reversal of fortune

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fate

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greatest danseur of the 20th century

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mikhail baryshnikov

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ancient greek meaning of catharsis

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to medicate

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aelios

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pity

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ballet technique emphasizing elongation of the limbs from the hip or shoulder

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extension

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character who makes us realize something about the protagonist

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foil character

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"total control...total freedom"

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edward villella

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male in ballet

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danseur

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first ballerina

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mademoiselle fontaine

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isadora duncan's term for the diaphragm, from which all emotion and movement come

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solar plexus

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social issue addressed in charlie chaplin's "modern times"

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communism

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3 coordinates of dance and definitions

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physical-weight vs. weightlessness
psychological-use of the solar plexus
social-interaction of the dancers

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4 characteristics/responsibilities of ancient greek chorus

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represent townspeople
tell about plot
be objective
use music and song

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title/author of greek work from which we get definition of drama and characteristics, "a recipe for good drama"

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aristotle's the poetics

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three themes/issues that hamlet deals with in the to be or not to be soliloquy

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suicide-do it or no
life after death?
indecision

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4 ways to judge art

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stand the test of time
artist's intent
elements and medium
sincerity vs. sentimentality

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dionysus

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bacchus

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hermes

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mercury

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neptune

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poseidon

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diana

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artemis

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hestia

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vesta

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romanesque era

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1000-1150

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early roman christian era

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476-1000

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roman era

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146 bc - 476 ad

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symbolizes royalty, can symbolize sorrow and penitence

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purple

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resurrection and attribute of st. john the evangelist

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eagle

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killed by st. george, represents evil

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dragon

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illuminated truth or deceit, jealousy treason

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yellow/gold

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supreme power, the trinity, the triangle

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three

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disobedience and original sin

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apple

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white and spotless, purity, combined with pitcher and basin

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towel

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sum of divine number and earthly number, passions of christ

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seven

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flower's blossoms symbolize sorrows of mary and passions of christ

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columbine

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daphne, victory of life over death

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laurel

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hope regeneration, fertility

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green

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mourning, penance, evil, death

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black

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hellenistic era

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323-146 bc

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edict of milan

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313 ad

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hellenic era

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500-323 bc

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nicaean council

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325 ad

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emperor who gathered nicaean council

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constantine

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oil paints invented by

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jan van eyck

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roman emperor responsible for hideous persecution of early christians

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nero

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artist of capital letters in manuscript illumination

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rubricator

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"the rock," crossed keys, first bishop of rome, basilica at vatican city, upsidedown cross

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peter

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most challenging opera for soprano voice, aria, opera and composer

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queen of the night aria
magic flute opera
mozart composed

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s curve in sculpture

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contraposto

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saint depicted with marks of crucifixion

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st francis of assisi

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political leader whose dying words to the strongest changed history

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alexander the great

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term for big song of an opera

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aria

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wagners final term for his operas-total work of art

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gesamtkunstwerk

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musical theme symbolizing a character, person or object in opera

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leitmotiv

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term for dialogue of opera-speech song

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recitative

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took sculptures from parthenon to british museum

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lord elgin

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when opera was invented

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baroque time period

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motto/creed of hellenistic era

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if you dont have emotions you're not human

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hellenic era creed

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order and restraint in all things

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3 types of musicals and decades

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show-1920's
fairy tale-30's, 40's
folk-50's and 60's

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not a question

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not an answer

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baroque era, type of music

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1600-1750, polyphony

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great master of baroque?

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bach, keyboards

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bach

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1684-1750-jesu joy of man's desiring, brandenburg concertos, st. matthew's passion, toccata and fugue, air on the g string

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3 textures of music and descriptions

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monophony-one sounds, all on same part, no harmony-monks
polyphony- many sounds, harmony, monks, same melody at different times
homophony-one part has melody and all other parts do harmonic support

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handel

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the messiah, water music, music for the royal fireworks

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oratorio vs. opera

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both have characters, recitative, arias, but oratorio has no sets/costumes, usually about life of christ

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the messiah

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handel, 21-25 days prophecies about coming, life and 2nd coming, full chorus and orch parts, hallelujah chorus-standing ovation

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vivaldi

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the 4 seasons for violin,

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concerto

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work for symphony orchestra that stars a particular instrument, shows off capabilities of instrument and player

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program music

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a plot to the music, hear drama, like a soundtrack

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classical era

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1750-1814, neoclassicism, perfection in form, more homophony

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mozart

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1756-1791, worked all out in head, requiem, die zauberflote (magic flute)

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romantic era

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1814-1869, nationalism, interest in the occult, individualism, age of virtuoso, intense emotional expression,

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link btwn classical and romantic

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beethoven

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beethoven

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5th symphony-take fate by the throat and shake it, symphony #9-ode to joy,

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beethoven's symphonies

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1st 3-more about perfection
2nd 3-more about nature, autobiographical
3rd 3-very romantic

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5 roman contributions to architecture

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concrete
arch
dome
aqueducts
highways

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series of arches

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arcade

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row of columns

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colonnade

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colosseum

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inaugurated in 80 ad, biggest, gladiators, sym of bloodlust of roman empire-brutality, colossus sculpture of nero, flavian empire-real name

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hypogeum

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stories underneath floor of colosseum

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roman forum

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downtown rome

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how did they sit in the colosseum?

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by social class, didnt see other classes

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old st peter's

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commissioned by constantine, built on necropolis, latin cross floor plan based on greek megaron

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gothic architecture

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notre dame, pointed arches, 3 portals, gargoyles, rose windows, stained glass, verticality, unfinished, dedicated to god, latin cross floor plan, lace in stone, bibles of the poor, flying buttresses