Fine Arts exam 1/2

Joseph Recounts his Dreams

Genesis 37

 “Haman Sets Forth to Honor Mordecai”

Rembrandt painting

where is the text of Haman honoring Mordecai at the direction of king Xerxes located?

in Esther chapter 6

Haman and Ahasuerus at the banquet with esther

a rembrandt painting

Where can the text of Haman and Ahasuerus (King Xerxes) at a banquet with queen Esther be located

Esther chapter 7

Rembrandt Van Rijn lightning techniques

Techniques were so well done that he has been called the lord of light

Chiaroscuro

union of two italian words whose meanings refer to bright + obscure, applies to the treatment of light + shade in painting or drawings ( found in paintings of rembrandt)

when did summer at ennui

After the resurrection of Christ + is written about in Luke 24

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish Catholic

Painter

“Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of

Marie de’ Medici”

Rubens painting

Henry IV

once the king of France

The Garden of Love

Rubens painting (2)

Taj Mahal

means “Crown of the Palace”

when was the Taj Mahal built

17th century 

Who was the Taj Mahal a tomb for 

 late wife of Shah Jahan

Katsushika Hokusai

Hokusai was a Japanese artist who

created Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.

“The Great Wave” is from that series.

How did neoclassicist choose to express classic ideals

by using models from Greece, Rome, and the Italian Renaissance.

Although structurally a movement or work in sonata-allegro form can end at the conclusion of the recapitulation

a coda is typically added to the end of the music

what form was the first movement of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik “A little Night Music” by Mozart

sonata allegro form

Standard String Quartet

The instrumentation for a standard string quartet is two violins, a viola, and a cello.

Music of India

Perhaps more than any other
musical culture, Indian music relies
exclusively on melody for musical
expression.

Sitar

A long-necked lute of northern India.

Music of Sub-Saharan Africa

(The) Xylophones, drums, and bells
are all instruments that may be
used in music of sub-Saharan
Africa.

Music of Sub-Saharan Africa

At the core of African music is rhythm.
Melody and harmony usually are
subordinated to the rhythmic drive of
the music.

Vocal Music of Sub-Saharan Africa

Much African vocal music is characterized by performance styles known as call and response, in which the phrases of a soloist are repeatedly answered by those of a chorus.

Where does the word symphony come from

the Latin word symphonia (based in turn a Greek word, meaning ‘a sounding together’

Symphony

A sonata for orchestra; sometimes used to refer to the orchestra, as in symphony orchestra

the text of an Opera

Libretto

plural of libretto

libretti 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

a classic period composer and he was also a Viennese composer

Statement about Mozart

supreme genius of music

Was Mozart a child prodigy ?

yes

Who was the most nearly perfect musical creator in the history of western music 

Mozart (1756-1791)

One expression of mozarts musical genius

he could make everything he wrote for (voice or instruments) “sing”

What types of music did Mozart write ?

Symphonies, operas, concerti, chamber works, vocal works and instrumental works

mozarts well known operas

Don Giovanni, The marriage of Figaro, and the magic flute

Who wrote a Requiem Mass?

Mozart

What columns of Architect did Jefferson use?

Rotunda (“peak” of the campus”)

What was Jefferson identified as?

A classicist (admired Roman culture)

What was jeffersons Residence?

Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia area

When was the romantic period 

1800-1900

The years of Ludwig van beethoven

1770-1827

Statement about Beethoven #1

German composer, unsurpassed genius

What ethnicity is Beethoven

German and Viennese

Who is considered the bridge between the classic period and the romantic period in music?

Beethoven

What disability did Beethoven have?

Deafness