CAMBA, Andrea Melisa R. EDUC 3 : Defnition of TermsGrade 71 st Quarter: Geographical and Cultural Background ocal !usic - any of the genres for solo voice and voices in combination, with or without instrumental accomaniment "erformance "ractice #olk $ongs % a song originating among the eole of a country or area, assed by oral tradition from one singer or generation to the ne!t &iturgical and De'otional $ongs % originated as a art of religious ceremony, and includes a number of traditions, both ancient and moderno !ass - liturgy of the "ucharist, the central service of the Roman Catholic Church# a form of sacred musical comosition that sets invariable ortions of the "ucharistic liturgyo "astores % Christmas season fol$ dances and songs racticed in manyarts of %amar. &he astores 'sheherds( recounts the story of the sheherds who visited the child )esus in the manger through song and dance.o $enakulo % is a *enten lay that deicts events from the +ld and ,ew &estaments related to the life, su-erings, and death of Christo "as(on - a verse narrative about the life and su-ering of )esus Christ. &he verses are structured in .ve-line stan/as, with each line containingeight syllableso $alu)ong %an "aster %unday re-dawn ritual that reenacts the Risen Christ0s meeting with 1is mothero #lores de !a(o % is a Catholic and Agliayan festival held in the 2hiliines in the month of May. 3t is one of the May devotions to the Blessed 4irgin Mary and lasts for the entire month.o $antacru*an % a oular religious festival held in many towns and cities throughout the 2hiliines as the highlight of the month-long celebration of 5lores de Mayo during the month of May. 3t is usually celebrated with a arade of decorated 6oats and elaborately dressed characters, reresenting various asects of the 4irgin Mary and other .gures. $ecular $ongs % &hose comositions that are not sacred# comositions that do not have any connection with religiono +arana % an old 5iliino courtshi tradition of serenading womeno Balita, % a song that is usually a topical debate genre performed between a male and female, the original form believed to be derived from pre-Hispanic courtship genres mentionedabove o -umintang % dance-songs erformed by airs of men and women, with te!ts concerning love and courtshi. All accounts mention a glass of coconut wine assed from hand to hand by the dancers as they sing.o "olka . a lively ballroom dance in dule meter /rt !usico -undiman % a 2hiliine traditional song form which e!resses feelings of romantic love or intense longing and devotion. &he name is robably derived from the hrase 7$ung hindi man8 '7if it should not beso8(, which was used in the early e!amles of this tye of song 0nstrumental !usic o 1ondalla % an ensemble of lectrum instruments, stringed instrumentslayed with a lectrum or ic$. 3t originated in %ain, but became one of the traditional forms of 2hiliine fol$ music after its introduction to the islands in the 9:th century. 2hiliine rondalla instruments are made of native2hiliine wood and layed with a tortoise-shell lectrumo Brass Band - musical ensemble generally consisting entirely of brass instruments, most often with a ercussion section. "nsembles that include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands, but may more correctly termed military bands,concert bands, or 0brass and reed0 bandso !usikong Bum)ong % imrovised bamboo symhonic bando Bam)oo organ % church organ with uni;ue organ ies# they are made almost entirely of bambooo /ngklung % a musical instrument made of two to four bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame. &he tubes are carved to have a resonant itch when struc$ and are tuned to octaves. &he base of the frame is held in one hand, whilst the other hand stri$es the instrument. o +imig "angkat -a,a(an % an orchestra that lays music using nontraditional bamboo instruments2nd Quarter: !usic of Cordillera3 !indoro3 "ala,an and the isa(as Cordillera Background: Geographical3 Cultural3 +istorical ocal o $aliduma( % Among the 3tneg eole, salidumay is the resonse song of young women to the $al$alimusta songs of men during the weaving season. &he salidumay are sweet melodies and e!ressions of gratitude. %erving as indicators of accetance or reavao in the 2hiliines.3ts name derives from the friendly greeting @Madayaw@, from the >abawenyo word @dayaw@, meaning good, valuable, suerior or beautiful. &he festival is a celebration of life, a than$sgiving for the gifts of nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of harvest and serenity of living. 3t is held every third wee$ of August !arindu:ueo !oriones % an annual festival held on 1oly Dee$ on the island of Marindu;ue, 2hiliines. &he @Moriones@ are men and women in costumes and mas$s relicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers as interreted by local fol$s Ce)uo $inulog % a 2hiliine festival which honors the %to. ,iEo. 3t ta$es lace in Cebu in )anuary over a :-day eriod, coming to a clima! on the Frd %unday of )anuary. &he main highlights of the festival include a religious rocession which ta$es lace on the last %aturday, a high Mass wherein the traditional %inulog dance is erformed and a large street celebration on %unday to culminate the .esta Bicolo 0)along % a non-religious festival in *ega/i City, Albay, 2hiliines and is held in August. &he festival celebrates the eic story 3balong who was accomanied by three legendary heroes, namely Baltog, 1andyong, Bantong and other ancient heroes Batangaso $u)lian - a two wee$ long celebration which culminates every year on the AFrd of )uly, is rooted in the BatangueEos devotion to the townGs atronB the 1oly Cross in Bauan and Agoncillo, and the %to. ,iEo in Batangas City. the %ublian festival features not