Art Appreciation

• Dadaism


  is an art movement emerged as a response to the absurdity of World  War I and sought to reject traditional artistic conventions
• Marcel Duchamp

  is a prominent figure associated with Dadaism
• Tristan Tzara


   is the leader of an Art Movement called Dadaism
• Constructivism

  is an art movement emphasized the use of geometric shapes and  industrial materials to create works that celebrated modern technology
• Vladimir Tatlin


  is also considered the founder of Constructivism
• Constructivist art


  was an integration of art with industrial production
• Metal, glass, and other industrial materials are materials were commonly used by  Constructivist artists
• Conceptual art emerged primarily during 1960’s
• Conceptual art

  focuses on the conceptual idea or concept behind the artwork  
• Optical Art

   is characterized by illusionistic effects created through geometric  patterns 
• Photorealism art movement emerge during 1970’s
• Photorealism focuses on everyday subjects and scenes
• Photography

  is the medium commonly used by Photorealists to create their artworks
• Surrealist artists


  often sought to challenge social and political norms
• Dreams and the unconscious


  in Surrealist art play as the unconscious mind was explored through symbolic imagery and metaphor.
• Automatism


  is a technique that was commonly used by Surrealist artists to unlock

  the subconscious mind
• Surrealism emerged primarily in Paris
• Installation art


  is an engagement with three-dimensional space and commonly describe as small-scale and easily transportable
• Installation artists


  often use various found objects and mixed media materials to create their artworks
• Johann Sebastian Bach


  was one of the most prominent composers of Baroque music.
• Baroque era encompass 16th to 18th centuries in music history
• Baroque music


  distinguishes from earlier musical styles as it is a use of elaborate ornamentation
• Ground bass


  is a musical form became popular during the Baroque era and is characterized by a repeating bass line over which variations are played
• Classical music


  preference for clarity, balance, and symmetry distinguishes from earlier musical styles, such as Baroque music
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 


  was one of the most prominent composers of the Classical era.
• Concerto


  is a musical form that became popular during the Classical era and typically consists of three movements in a fast-slow-fast sequence
• Classical composers


  often wrote music for solo instrument with orchestra
• Modern era


  encompass 20th century to present in music history
• Modern music


  characterized as an exploration of dissonance and unconventional harmonies
• Tone poem


  is a musical form became popular during the Modern era and typically features a single movement with free form and expression
• Modern composers often wrote music for:


  traditional orchestras

  electronic and experimental ensembles

  chamber groups
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  Romantic era encompass 19th to 20th centuries
• Romantic music


  was characterized as heightened expression of emotion and individualism
• Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125


  is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
• Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor


  is the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by composer Franz Liszt
• Franz Liszt


  is the most famous for being the world’s first rockstar
• Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2


  are a set of three nocturnes for solo piano written by Frédéric Chopin
• Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 49, No. 4


  Some of best-known compositions of Johannes Brahms
• Symphony No. 6


  also known as the Pathétique Symphony, is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's final completed symphony
• Extended Techniques (in music)


  is playing instruments or singing in unusual, unconventional ways.