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This is an end-blown, straight, natural trumpet made from a termite hollowed eucalyptus branch stripped of its outer bark with beeswax at the mouth end. Which musical instrument is traditionally used by the aborigines of northern Australia?
derbacki
fipple
didjeridu
dundun
It may be thick, thin, dense, or transparent. Harmony is one aspect of this element. Which element of music refers to the combination and layering of different sounds in music?
rhythm
harmony
tempo
texture
The best-selling recording artist from 1939-1943 leading one of the best known big bands. Name the bandleader, arranger, and trombone player known for such songs as "Moonlight Serenade," "Tuxedo Junction," and "Chattanooga Choo-Choo."
Henry Mancini
Victor Herbert
Glenn Miller
George M. Cohan
He is noted for his innovative use of drawing media and for devising the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism. Name this French artist known for such works as The Circus, The Parade, and A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
Paul Signac
Camille Pissarro
Paul Cezanne
Georges Seurat
In common time, a whole note has ______ beats.
two
four
eight
sixteen
It is written at the beginning of each staff. What is this cluster of sharps or flats that indicate the key of a musical composition?
key signature
time signature
clef signature
bass signature
It was introduced to the U.S. in the 1930s. It is recognized all around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival. Identify this Brazilian Carnival. Identify this Brazilian ballroom dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time.
polka
tango
mazurka
samba
Which Austrian classical composer is known for such works as The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and The Magic Flute?
Claudio Montverdi
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Felix Mendelssohn
Sergey Prokofiev
Which Italian Renaissance artist is known for such paintings as "Primavera," "Adoration of the Magi," and "Birth of Venus?"
Michelangelo
Botticelli
Dontello
da Vinci
The player blows across the open upper ends to produce sound. Primitive and varied in form, name this musical instrument made of a row or rows of reeds or tubes of gradual length and bound together.
pipe organ
panpipes
flute
piccolo
He foreshadowed expressionism. Name this Norwegian painter and graphic artist who is known for his charged images of terror, despair, and isolationism as shown in the paintings Vampire and The Scream.
Edvard Munch
Pablo Picasso
Vincent van Gogh
El Greco
It may be descriptive, decorative, and symbolic having both value and intensity. What is the element of art referring to hue?
shape
color
texture
value
______ was a 20th century U.S. modern dancer and choreographer who created and codified her own dramatic technique. From her observations of breathing, she developed the principles of "contraction and release" on which she based her pioneering style of modern dance.
Martha Graham
Agnes de Mille
Isadora Duncan
Marie Taglioni
The flamenco is a dance associated with the gypsy culture of _______.
Italy
Mexico
Spain
France
Church windows are an example. Which type of balance does it seem that the parts of the design seem to move toward or away from a central point?
symmetrical
asymmetrical
radial
formal
Which of the following are examples of line dances?
Cupid Shuffles
Macarena
both Macarena and Cupid Shuffle
neither the Macarena or Cupid Shuffle
The area of the stage that extends beyond the proscenium arch into the audience and into the seating area is known as the ________.
wings
apron
arena
backstage
Give the drama term referring to the process where the director of a production asks performers to show him what they can do.
audition
cast
call
cyclorama
Which of the following are warm colors?
red
orange
both red and orange
neither red or orange
Identify the CORRECT pairing listed below:
Pablo Picasso - Guernica
Leonardo da Vinci - The Last Judgment
both
neither
______ was the architect who designed the World Trade Center in New York, New York, that was destroyed on September 11, 2001.
Minoru Yamasaki
Eero Saarinen
Frederick L. Olmstead
I. M. Pei
______ is a direction to play loudly.
Fortissimo
Piano
Forte
Adagio
This is a/an _____ note.
whole
quarter
half
eighth
_____ was a shepherd boy who became Israel's second king. He defeated the Philistine, Goliath, and united Israel and made Jerusalem its capital.
Moses
David
Saul
Jonathan