music

• Ballet - it is a form of theatrical entertainment in which dancers express mood, thoughts, and feelings
• Traditional Ballet - it is a combination of dance, music and theatre that produces a highly aesthetic through their body movement that tells a story in entertainment form
• En pointe - a French term for "on the tip" which requires the dancer to "stand" on the tip of his or her toes
• High - a level of musicality in ballet to be able to internalize the emotion needed for a particular piece
• Lola Basyang - pen name of Severino Reyes
• Opera - a stage play whose text is entirely sung by the characters
• Recitative - a rhythmically vocal style that imitates the natural inflections of speech
• Soprano - highest female voice
• Bass - lowest male voice
• Baritone - middle range of male voice
• Tenor - a male voice which classified to a high range
• Timbre and power - the soprano classification is further classified according to
• Comic scene - an opera that should have a music that is light and playful
• Aria - it is usually sung by a lead role in an opera
• Orchestra - it serves as the accompaniment for the whole opera
• Maria Clara - the epitome of the Filipina
• Elias - the common Filipino who fight for his right
• Pilosopo Tasyo - the educated indio who finds a balance between the good and evil of the Spanish regime
• Kapitan Tiyago - the cabeza de barangay who is friendly to Spanish authorities
• Donya Victorina - the comic social climber, espousing Spanish traditions to exhibit her extravagance
• Basilio, Crispin and Sisa - the Indio (Filipino) family unfairly treated by society
• Noli Me Tangere - an opera and is translated in English as "Touch Me Not"
• Simoun - in El Filibusterismo, the main character returns to the Philippines as revenge for what the Spanish authorities has done to him
• The lead character in El Filibusterismo plans to bomb the wedding reception of Paulita Gomez and Juanito by giving them a lamp that will eventually explode to kill the guests. The plan fails and

  1. He was discovered as the mastermind and becomes fugitive
  2. He was pursued by the authorities
  3. He eventually takes poison to avoid being caught alive
  4. He throws his treasures to the ocean with the hope that the treasure will never be used for greed against his countrymen
• La loba Negra - it is a three-act Filipino opera composed by Francisco Feliciano
• Noli Me Tangere - a novel where Rizal presents the power and corruption of the Spanish government and church hierarchy, which makes life for the Indios difficult