Ukiyo-eUkiyo-e (Japanese: 浮世絵) is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as…View analysis →
BauhausThe Staatliches Bauhaus (German: [ˈʃtaːtlɪçəs ˈbaʊˌhaʊs] ⓘ), commonly known as the Bauhaus (German for 'building house'), was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933…View analysis →
DuetA duet (Italian: duo or duetto) is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers…View analysis →
FugueIn classical music, a fugue (/fjuːɡ/, from Latin fuga, meaning 'flight' or 'escape') is a contrapuntal, polyphonic compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a…View analysis →
Ancient Maya artAncient Maya art comprises the visual arts of the Maya civilization, an eastern and south-eastern Mesoamerica culture made up of a great number of small kingdoms in what is now…View analysis →
CatharismCatharism (/ˈkæθərɪzəm/ KATH-ər-iz-əm; from the Ancient Greek: καθαροί, romanized: katharoí, "the pure ones") was a Christian quasi-dualist and pseudo-Gnostic movement in…View analysis →
String quartetThe term string quartet is a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play the quartets. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets…View analysis →
The BacchaeThe Bacchae (/ˈbækiː/; Ancient Greek: Βάκχαι, Bakkhai; also known as The Bacchantes /ˈbækənts, bəˈkænts, -ˈkɑːnts/) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian…View analysis →
DudukThe Armenian duduk (/duːˈduːk/ doo-DOOK; Armenian: դուդուկ IPA: ) or Tsiranapogh (Armenian: ծիրանափող, meaning "apricot-made wind instrument"), is a double reed woodwind…View analysis →
Extended techniqueIn music, extended technique is unconventional, unorthodox, or non-traditional methods of singing or of playing musical instruments employed to obtain unusual sounds or timbres.View analysis →
PastoralThe pastoral genre of literature, art, or music depicts an idealised form of the shepherd's lifestyle – herding livestock around open areas of land according to the seasons and…View analysis →
Ahl-i HadithAhl-i-Hadith or Ahl-e-Hadith (Urdu: اہلِ حدیث, people of hadith) is a Salafi reform movement that emerged from the age of prophet and the age of caliphs and gained prominence…View analysis →
Greater IranGreater Iran or Greater Persia (Persian: ایران بزرگ, romanized: Irān-e Bozorg), also called the Iranosphere, the Persosphere or Iranzamin (ایرانزمین, Irān-zamin), is a term used…View analysis →
MasqueThe masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment that flourished in 16th- and early 17th-century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the…View analysis →
BörekBörek, burek or byrek is a family of pastries or pies made in West Asia and Southeast Europe. The pastry is made of a thin flaky dough such as filo with a variety of fillings…View analysis →
Rood screenThe rood screen (also choir screen, chancel screen, or jubé) is a common feature in late medieval church architecture. It is typically an ornate partition between the chancel and…View analysis →
CuecaCueca (Spanish pronunciation: ) is a family of musical styles and associated dances in which 'the dancers, who carry a handkerchief in their right hand, trace circular figures…View analysis →
La MonnaieThe Royal Theatre of La Monnaie (French: Théâtre royal de la Monnaie, pronounced [teɑtʁ ʁwajal də la mɔnɛ]; Dutch: Koninklijke Muntschouwburg, pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə…View analysis →
Underground hip-hopUnderground hip-hop (also known as underground rap) is a scene and style of hip-hop music that is defined as being countercultural in nature, existing outside of and in contrast…View analysis →
HarmonicaThe harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical…View analysis →
Swing musicSwing music is a style of jazz that developed in the United States during the late 1920s and early 1930s. It became nationally popular from the mid-1930s. Swing represents the…View analysis →
PedimentPediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the cornice (an elaborated lintel)…View analysis →
MariachiMariachi (US: /ˌmɑːriˈɑːtʃi/, UK: /ˌmær-/, Spanish: ) is a genre of regional Mexican music dating back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of…View analysis →
StonemasonryStonemasonry, also called stonework or stonecraft, is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material. Stonemasonry is the craft of…View analysis →
Proto-punkProto-punk (or protopunk) is music that foreshadowed the punk rock genre, particularly rock music artists during the 1960s and early-to mid 1970s. A retrospective label, the…View analysis →
UkuleleThe ukulele (/ˌjuːkəˈleɪli/ YOO-kə-LAY-lee; Hawaiian: ), also called a uke (informally), is a member of the lute (ancient guitar) family of instruments. The ukulele is of…View analysis →
GongA gong is a percussion instrument originating from Southeast Asia, and used widely in Southeast Asian and East Asian musical traditions. Gongs are made of metal and are circular…View analysis →
HarpsichordA harpsichord is a keyboard instrument that makes its sound by plucking a set of strings. In a harpsichord, depressing a key raises its back end within the instrument, which in…View analysis →
DeconstructivismDeconstructivism is a postmodern architectural movement which appeared in the 1980s. It gives the impression of the fragmentation of the constructed building, commonly…View analysis →
Cultural assimilationCultural assimilation is the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society's majority group or fully adopts the values, behaviors, and beliefs of…View analysis →
Sampling (music)In sound and music, sampling is the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording. Samples may comprise elements such as rhythm, melody, speech, or…View analysis →
PlateresquePlateresque, meaning "in the manner of a silversmith" (plata being silver in Spanish), was an artistic movement, especially architectural, developed in Spain and its territories…View analysis →
Spatial musicSpatial music is composed music that intentionally exploits sound localization. Though present in Western music from biblical times in the form of the antiphon, as a component…View analysis →
PastelA pastel (US: /pæˈstɛl/) is an art medium that consists of powdered pigment and a binder. It can exist in a variety of forms, including a stick, a square, a pebble, and a pan of…View analysis →
SousaphoneThe sousaphone (/ˈsuːzəfoʊn/ SOO-zə-fohn) is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. It was first created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper as a modification of the helicon, at…View analysis →
Smarta traditionThe Smarta tradition (Sanskrit: स्मार्त, IAST: Smārta) is a movement in Hinduism that developed and expanded with the Puranas genre of literature. It reflects a synthesis of four…View analysis →
