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Humanities test 2
Glossery words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blank verse | unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter, that is , lines consisting of ten syllables each with accents on every second syllable. |
| chorale | a congregational hymn, first sung in the Lutheran church. |
| couplet | two successive lived of verse with similar end rhymes. |
| engraving | the process by which lines are incised on a metal plate, then inked and printed. |
| essay | a short piece of expository prose that examines a single subject. |
| genre painting | are depicting scenes from everyday life; not to be confused with "genre", a term used to designate a particular category in literature or art, such as the essay (in literature) and portraiture (in painting) |
| inconoclast | one who opposes the use of images in religious worship |
| quatrain | a four-line stanza |
| triptych | a picture or alter piece with a central panel and two flanking panels |
| woodcut | a relief printing process by which all parts of a design are cut away expect those that will be linked and printed |
| aria | an elaborate solo song or duet, usually with instrumental accompaniment, performed as part of an opera or other dramatic musical composition. |
| cartouche | an oval tablet or medallion, usually containing an inscription or heraldic device. |
| chromatic scale | a series of twelve tones represented by the seven white and five black keys of hte piano keyboard |
| concertato | an early baroque style in which voices or instruments of different rather than similar natures are used in an opposing or contrasting manner. |
| dynamics | the degree of loudness or softness in music. |
| foreshortening | a perspective device by which figures or objects appear to recede or project into space. |
| libretto | the words of an opera or other textual musical composition. |
| overture | an instrumental introduction to a longer musical piece, such as an opera. |
| piazza | a broad, open public space. |
| pizzicato | the technique of plucking rather that bowing a stringed instrument. |
| polychoral | music written for two or more choruses performed both in tune and together. |
| recitative | a textual passage recited to sparse chordal accompaniment; a rhythmically free vocal style popular in 17th century opera. |
| stucco | a light, pliable plaster made of gypsum, sand, water, and ground marble. |
| tonality | the use of a central note, called the tonic, around which all other tonal material of a composition is organized, and to which the music returns for a sense of rest and finality. |
| chinoiserie | European imitation of Chinese art, architecture, and decorative motifs; also any objects that reflect such imitation. |
| choreogrphy | the art of composing, arranging, and/or notating dance movements. |
| comedie-ballet | a dramatic performance that features interludes of song and dance. |
| haiku | a light verse form consisting of seventeen syllables (three lines of five, seven, and five) |
| marquetry | a decorative technique in which patterns are created on a wooden surface by means of inlaid wood, shell,or ivory. |
| maxim | a short, concise and often witty saying. |
| objet d'art | art object |
| pietra dura | an ornamental technique involving inlaid precious and semiprecious stones. |
| salon | an elegant apartment or drawing room |
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wintergirl15