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AP German Language & Culture · Unit 3: Beauty & Aesthetics

3.1 Arts & Aesthetics Vocabulary

The arts

die Kunst (art), das Bild / die Malerei (picture/painting), der Künstler / die Künstlerin (artist), die Musik (music), der Tanz (dance), die Literatur (literature).

Describing beauty

schön (beautiful), hübsch (pretty), hässlich (ugly), bunt (colorful), beeindruckend (impressive). 'Ein schönes Bild.'

Cultural note

German-speaking lands gave the world great composers — Bach, Beethoven, Mozart (Austrian) — and thinkers like Goethe, whose 'Faust' is a classic of world literature.

Key terms

die Kunst
art
die Malerei / das Bild
painting / picture
die Musik / der Tanz
music / dance
schön / hässlich
beautiful / ugly
Bach, Beethoven, Goethe
composers; Goethe wrote 'Faust'

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"Das Meisterwerk" is…

  1. the masterpiece
  2. the museum
  3. the art teacher
  4. the master class
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A. Meister.

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