Art Appreciation Midterm

• Dadaism


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


  • A prominent figure associated with Dadaism
• Tristan Tzara


  • The leader of the Dadaism art movement
• Constructivism


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


  • Considered the founder of Constructivism
• Constructivist art


  An integration of art with industrial production
• Materials commonly used by Constructivist artists


  • Metal
  • Glass
  • Other industrial materials
• Conceptual art


  Focuses on the conceptual idea or concept behind the artwork
• Conceptual art emerged primarily during the 1960's
• Optical Art


  Characterized by illusionistic effects created through geometric patterns
• Photorealism


  An art movement that emerged during the 1970's and focuses on everyday subjects and scenes
• Photography is the medium commonly used by Photorealists to create their artworks
• Surrealist art


  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


  A technique commonly used by Surrealist artists to unlock the subconscious mind
• Surrealism emerged primarily in Paris
• Installation art


  An engagement with three-dimensional space and commonly described as small-scale and easily transportable
• Installation artists


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


  • 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


  A musical form that 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


  • One of the most prominent composers of the Classical era
• Concerto


  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


  A musical form that 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
• Romantic era


  Encompass 19th to 20th centuries
• Romantic music


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


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


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


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


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


  • Some of the best-known compositions of Johannes Brahms
• Symphony No. 6 also known as the Pathétique Symphony


  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's final completed symphony
• Extended Techniques (in music)


  Playing instruments or singing in unusual, unconventional ways
• Polyrhythm


  Music with multiple simultaneous meters