The Interpretation of Painting and the Appreciation of Music
THE ARTS: The Interpretation of Painting and the Appreciation of Music
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Ablaze | Brightly lit or brightly coloredStars ablaze with their own luminescence (soft shining light) | Adroit | Very skillful and quickly in the way you think or moveHe is an exceptionally adroit artist | Aesthetic | Related to the enjoyment or study of beautyTo perform an aesthetic function | Aftermath | The period of time after somethingAlthough Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life, the aftermath of his work is enormous | Alien | Very different from what you are used to doShe was not an expert in art, but she could tell a connoisseur from those people who were alien to some basic artistic notions such as that of harmony | Appalled | Very shocked and upset by something very bad or unpleasantI am appalled by these scenes | Appeal | A quality that makes people like somebody or somethingTo many the answer is immediately obvious, the music is the source of appeal at a concert | Apprehensive | Worried or nervous about something that you are going to do or about the futureI was apprehensive about his debut in the title role | Aptitude | A natural ability or skill, especially in learningTo show great aptitude in/for … | Arrangement | A piece of music that has been written or changed for a particular instrumentIt is believed that the new album is suffused with deep emotional intensity captured in 12 arrangements of masterful simplicity | Array | A group of thingsThe artist seems to have experimented with an array of techniques using pastels and watercolors to soften the contours of his figures | Avant-garde | Avant-garde music, literature, etc. is extremely modern and often seems strange or slightly shockingCubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement pioneered by Pablo PicassoIn the midst of World War I, avant-garde artists were organized in small groups all over Europe | Avowed | Admitted or said publiclyHis avowed aim was to drive every member
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Ablaze | Brightly lit or brightly coloredStars ablaze with their own luminescence (soft shining light) | Adroit | Very skillful and quickly in the way you think or moveHe is an exceptionally adroit artist | Aesthetic | Related to the enjoyment or study of beautyTo perform an aesthetic function | Aftermath | The period of time after somethingAlthough Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life, the aftermath of his work is enormous | Alien | Very different from what you are used to doShe was not an expert in art, but she could tell a connoisseur from those people who were alien to some basic artistic notions such as that of harmony | Appalled | Very shocked and upset by something very bad or unpleasantI am appalled by these scenes | Appeal | A quality that makes people like somebody or somethingTo many the answer is immediately obvious, the music is the source of appeal at a concert | Apprehensive | Worried or nervous about something that you are going to do or about the futureI was apprehensive about his debut in the title role | Aptitude | A natural ability or skill, especially in learningTo show great aptitude in/for … | Arrangement | A piece of music that has been written or changed for a particular instrumentIt is believed that the new album is suffused with deep emotional intensity captured in 12 arrangements of masterful simplicity | Array | A group of thingsThe artist seems to have experimented with an array of techniques using pastels and watercolors to soften the contours of his figures | Avant-garde | Avant-garde music, literature, etc. is extremely modern and often seems strange or slightly shockingCubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement pioneered by Pablo PicassoIn the midst of World War I, avant-garde artists were organized in small groups all over Europe | Avowed | Admitted or said publiclyHis avowed aim was to drive every member