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Marble, travertine, limestone, slate, granite and glass tiles, mosaics, backsplash, borders, liners and bathroo and kitchen designs.

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“King Roger (Shepherd)”, op. 46
Opera in Three Acts

Act I:
The interior of a church built by the almighty hands of the Byzantine emperors, the former rulers of the island [of Sicily]. In the middle, at the back, a huge semicircular vault of an apse over a large altar separated from the main nave by a row of small columns of multi-colored marble, topped with capitals of various and unusual shapes. In the middle, double doors opened wide and leading to the altar which glows with candles. These doors are a few steps higher than the level of the stage. The many arches and vaults of the church are supported by huge stone pillars, brought over from ruined antique temples. The vault of the apse is filled by a gigantic mosaic icon of Christ with a thin, ascetic face, with unfathomed black eyes, with his right arm menacingly raised. On the sides, pensive, praying angels. General background: dark gold, glittering drowsily in the light of thousands of candles burning in candelabra suspended from the vault. The side arches and vaults also all filled with a multi-colored mosaic showing in a sequence of scenes the lives of the holy apostles Peter and Paul.
The rigid rhythm of the temple, however, is broken by the later rulers of the island. Up above, one part of the vault is carved in wood by the Arabs in the form of stalactites covered in rich colors and interspersed with the crafty coils of verses from the Koran. Such a vault can still be seen today in the Capella Palatina in the palace of the Sicilian kings in Palermo. Four stone lions located on the walls at half their height. The pulpit and the floor adorned with a rich marble mosaic.
The singing of the hymn is heard with the curtain still down. The curtain rises slowly. The stage is half dark, lit only by the numerous candles and the last rays of the setting sun. Despite the crowd that fills the temple, the huge interior seems to be completely still. Dark figures of monks and nuns kneel with their heads bowed. Towering among the nuns is the figure of the Deaconess. The Archiereios in a golden robe is standing in front of the altar. Behind a row of small columns there is a crowd of deacons, presbyters and acolytes. The only movement is the slow swaying of the censers. The motion starts only with the entrance of the king and his court.

Recording:
Król Roger / King Roger – Andrzej Hiolski
Pasterz / Shepherd – Wiesław Ochman
Roksana / Roxana – Barbara Zagórzanka
Edrisi – Henryk Grychnik
Archiereios / Archbishop – Leonard Andrzej Mróz
Dyakonissa / Deaconess – Anna Malewicz-Madey
Boys’ Chorus of the Cracow Philharmonic
Polish State Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra (Katowice)
Conductor: Karol Stryja

English Translation: Andrzej Duszenko
http://lupus.northern.edu/duszenko/szymanowski/index.html

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“Król Roger (Pasterz)”, op. 46
Opera w trzech aktach

Libretto: http://www.trubadur.pl/Indeks/bib/Roger.html

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1.The process of painting a mixture of pigments and hot wax, which left a shiney hard surface when it cooled is called:
a.encaustic
b.frescoe
c.entasis
d.gloss coating

2.Mosaics are created from small cubes of colored stones or marble called:
a.tempera
b.torques
c.stele
d.tesserae

3.One characteristic of Hellenistic art was when the artist tried to elicit a specific emotional response in the viewer and this style of art was called:
a.emotionalism
b.expressionism
c.realism
d.ebullience

4.Which of the following is NOT one of the three main techniques for decorating Greek painted vases:
a.red figure
b.black figure
c.black ground
d.white ground

5.A process used for making fine jewelry in the Greek goldsmith shops is known as:
a.lost wax casting
b.encaustic
c.kiln molding
d.himation firing

first is gloss coating
second is stele
third is emotionalism (NOT realism! That answer was idiotic)
fourth were red figures
last is lost wax casting

11. Many of the features of the Parthenon can be found in what modern American monument? (2 points)
The Washington Monument
The Capitol building
The Lincoln Monument ———
The White House

12. The _____________ is the top feature of a column. (2 points)
Capital ———
Base
Entablature
Frieze

13. _________________ columns can be recognized by their double rams’ horn–shaped capitals. (2 points)
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
Geometric———

14. The _______________ is a classic example of a Greek temple, with a simple rectangular building on a three-step platform.
Collosseum ———
Temple of Hera
Parthenon
Erechtheum

15. Myron’s Discobolus was originally created in: (2 points)
marble
limestone ———
bronze
plaster

16. Which of the following is NOT considered a Hellenistic sculpture?
Aphrodite of Milos
The Winged Victory of Samthrace
The Laocoon ———
Discobolus

17. Which of the following was the 2nd style of Greek vase painting to evolve?
Red-figure ———
Geometric
Black figure
Orientalizing

18. Which of the following is NOT a structure built on the Acropolis?
Erechtheum
Propylaea
Pericles
Temple of Athena Nike———

19. Early Roman art was strongly influenced by the _____________ civilization, which ruled Rome. (2 points)
Greek
Madedonian ———
Etruscan
Minoan

20. Romans first learned of wall paintings, also called ____________, from the Etruscans. (2 points)
Tempura ———
Mosaics
Frescoes
Sgraggito

Here’s partial help (assuming the choices followed by lines are your picks):

11,12 – Correct
13 Ionic
14 not Colosseum
15-17 ?
18 Pericles was a person
19 Etruscan
20 Frescoes