IT has often been said that 'music is the language of the soul.' It is a saying which I often quote.Times have changed, however. Music is now the language of business and of the cash register. Instead of soothing our savage breasts, music has recently sparked exchanges between a legislator and the highest official of a neighboring country.Yes, music is big business.
Another was 'Ang Gerilya,' which is also about fighting and killing the enemies before they killed us.For decades, one of the most popular marches not only in the Philippines but also the rest of the world was the grand march from the opera 'Aida' by Giuseppe Verdi. I grew up thinking it was the grandest and most stirring music I had ever heard. I marched to its glorious cadence when I graduated from sixth grade.