Professor Hywel Williams composes and plays overture to COVID-19. He comments:
“Something
inside me compelled me to compose this piece of music that conveys the
ups and downs of the current COVID-19 pandemic. I have called the
overture to COVID “Coverture” – I hope it moves you in some way. The
music start and ends with a sombre hymn – a sort of blend of Rachmaninov
and Welsh chapel. Then we run into a 6:8 movement that articulates on
the minor 3rd giving with some mysteries that are only
partially revealed. It runs from light to dark and then builds up into
some relief. You might hear an influence of Debussy there. Then comes
the second infection wave and half of a third wave and finally the hymn
again, but this time ending on a note of hope in the new world we find
ourselves in. Listen in a darkened room at the end of the day on an MP3
player rather than your phone – oh and yes, with a glass of wine. Please
feel free to share.”
Song copyright remains with Hywel Williams.
