Symphony 25 by Dafydd Bullock

Symphony 25 Opus 286

The beginning offers a tense, syncopated accompaniment figure which persists almost throughout, over which appear broad melodic shapes, tonal yet at times very dissonant. Majestic chords with something of a Tudor feel open the 2nd movement, and from them come extended melodic contrapuntal passages. The alternation continues for some time until a hint of the blues creeps in before the end. The 3rd movement is a scherzo-equivalent, a moto perpetuo contrapuntal dialogue at times eerie, even demonic. Contrast then from a more felicitous trio before the return. Finally movement 4, opening with a gentle, sad introduction after which chords alternate with halter skelter passages before the music ends in a quiet way.

Senheim, Germany 2019, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday
Image by Kate Bullock

Dafydd Bullock was born in Llanberis, Wales. In 1995 he was admitted to the highest Order of the Gorsedd of Bards. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2005.
Works include 40 Symphonies, 19 Symphonic Poems, 2 Operas, 2 Requiems, 2 Mass settings, a Missa Brevis, an Oratorio, 40 String Quartets, 9 Trios and other chamber music and many songs and pieces for piano, and 41 CDs.

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