Category: Arts

Is the New York Stock Exchange the largest stock market in the world? The New York Stock Exchange is the largest stock exchange in the world, with an equity market capitalization over 25 trillion U.S. dollars in March 2020. Which stock market is the largest? NYSE Which country has the biggest stock market? The next […]

What is the saddest song ever written? Readers’ Poll: The 10 Saddest Songs of All Time Hank Williams – ‘I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry’ Alice in Chains – ‘Nutshell’ John Prine – ‘Sam Stone’ Pearl Jam – ‘Black’ George Jones – ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’ Nirvana – ‘Something in the Way’ Harry Chapin […]

What are the three sections of sonata form? Sonata form or Sonata Allegro Form – The form (formula) that you will find for the first movement of EVERY work from the Classical Period. Consists of three main parts: Exposition, Development, Recapitulation, and smaller Coda (‘tail’). What are the three different parts of the sonata form […]

What product was advertised in the first TV commercial? According to Mashable : The first TV commercial — the first legal one, at any rate — aired in the U.S. on July 1, 1941. It was a shaky, 10-second spot for Bulova, a watch and jewelry company that had been founded in New York 66 […]

What are ancestors regarded as? An ancestor, also known as a forefather, fore-elder or a forebear, is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an antecedent (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent and so forth). Ancestor is “any person from whom one is descended. Is an uncle an ancestor? The definition of ancestor is someone from […]

Is poetry part of creative writing? Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry and poetics. What are examples of creative […]

How do you make thick acrylic paint thinner? Adding up to 30 percent water to acrylic paint thins it but still allows it to coat a surface. Adding 60 percent or more water creates a watery paint application called a wash. Rubbing a wash into an absorbent surface so that only a hint of the […]

Why was the Bayeux tapestry created? William’s half-brother Odo ( Bishop of Bayeux) ordered a tapestry to be made in honour of William’s victory at the Battle of Hastings. What are the key features of the Bayeux Tapestry? The Bayeux Tapestry consists of seventy-five scenes with Latin inscriptions (tituli) depicting the events leading up to […]

What is a gesture drawing in art? A gesture drawing is a laying in of the action, form, and pose of a model/figure. Typical situations involve an artist drawing a series of poses taken by a model in a short amount of time, often as little as 10 seconds, or as long as 5 minutes. […]

What music is performed before and during a play setting the mood for the drama? Incidental music, music written to accompany or point up the action or mood of a dramatic performance on stage, film, radio, television, or recording; to serve as a transition between parts of the action; or to introduce or close the […]