The Saint and the City

Partly based on the hymn tune Laudate Dominum

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Jacob de Haan

The Saint and the City

Partly based on the hymn tune Laudate Dominum

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Jacob de Haan

The Saint and the City

Partly based on the hymn tune Laudate Dominum

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  • ISMN: 9790035010822
This work is based on a well-known myth about the city of Zwolle in the Netherlands. In the waters surrounding Zwolle lived a dragon that regularly emerged. Time and time again he threatened to destroy the city with his fiery breath if he was not given a living sacrifice. The archangel, Michael, who manifested himself as a young knight, saved the city. In a fight he beheaded the monster with his sword. Later, Saint Michael fighting the dragon, which was a symbol of evil and injustice, acquired a permanent place on the city coat of arms. For this composition, the hymn tune Laudate Dominum has been chosen as a central musical theme for the archangel. The dragon is reflected in a series of chords that evoke a somewhat ominous association.