humanities chapter 1 vocabulary

Myths

Ancient story or belief usually explaining in metaphoric or symbolic terms, cosmic origins or sacred truths

Choreographer

an artist who devises and direct the movements of dancers

Dance

ancient art usually to musical accompaniment of rhythmic and patterned movement of the human body.

shapes

area bound by a line, may be curved or linear, regular or irregular, help create pictorial structure

Theater

art of acting out dramatic literature in a live performance

Architecture

art of enclosing a space to provide shelter; "mother of the arts; includes elements design, function, materials.

Composition

combinations of a picture's elements into a whole

Popular dance

complex and artistic dance that requires training

Music

consists of sounds and silences organized in a meaningful way

Modern dance

created in reaction to classical ballet using modern music and art

color

creates a visual and emotional quality, have symbolic importance

light

creates since of depth when falls across an object: creates dramatic interest by emphasizing important elements or creating a play of light and shadow

Symphony

musical composition requiring a full orchestra and a large chorus

Relief

sculpture attached to, and projecting from, a backing wall or panel, low relief slightly and high relief projects farther and is meant to be viewed by one side only

subtractive process

sculpture fashioned by carving or chipping away removing the excess material usually stone and wood from unshaped block

melody

series of musical tones arranged in succession to form a recognizable units

key

series of seven tones with set of intervals between tones

meter

set number of beats per musical unit

sculpture

shaping of virtually any material into a three dimensional work of art

Design

the way the building is put together.

full round

" in the round" free standing sculpture shaped so that the work/stage stand freely and can be seen from all sides

Tone

(note) a musical sound of particular pitch; basic component of music consisting of pitch, color, and dynamics.

Humanities

encompass the creative process of tradition as it unfolded in the past and continues in the present, express our most intense experiances and reflect on our most essential truths including several modes of expression.

Lines

extended point, the most basic element of pictorial communication

Literature

fiction, composed from authors imagination( drama, poetry, and narrative fiction) or non- fiction recounting authors actual thoughts or real events.

Texture

a way the surface of an object feels to the sense of touch.

Cantata

a choral work that sets a biblical story to music and performed in churches

Additive process

a sculptor builds up layers of a material usually clay or plaster

dynamics

how loudly or softly the tones are playing

Color

how the tone sounds

Mimetic

imitation; a dance that imitates the gesture and actions of real life and is especially important in ballet

rhythm

in music a regular pulse or beat in the visual arts, the repetition of some element(line, shape,ect)

Megalithic

large stone block or structure.

Poetry

literature of rhythmic sound and concentrated imagery

Narrative fiction

literature that tells a story

Drama

literature to be acted out in theatrical performance

Literary arts

mode of expression by poetry and prose

Blues

mournful song form that originated from the hollers of slaves as they worked in the fields

Medium

physical and material means by which a work of art is realised

Stage

physical space in which a dramatic work is performed

Visual Arts

pictorial in nature, used to understand interpret and appreciate our world, mode of expression by drawing, painting, sculpture, architecture, printmaking, photography and film

Lyric

poetry of the most personal and concentrated kind recited with musical accompaniment

tradition

process by which humans preserve and transmit thier collective values

Pitch

quality of a sound that fixes it, high or low, on a scale

Pattern

repetition of pictorial element according to a particular design , consist of line, shape, color, or some other significant pictorial element: create a visual structure or rhythm that makes a picture's meaning more emphatic

form

the overall design or structure of a literary, musical or artistic work

Opera

theater set to music.

Ballet

theatrical dance that combines highly formalized steps and poses with athletic leaps and turns.

performing arts

transient events that take place temporarily, mode of expression by music, dance, and theater