The Saint and the City
Partly based on the hymn tune Laudate Dominum
by Jacob De Haan
Brass Band - Sheet Music

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Ensembles
Brass Band
Composers
Jacob De Haan
Publishers
De Haske Publications
Formats
Score
Item Types
Physical
Levels
Grade 3
Usages
Praise
Hymn Anthems
Brass Band - Grade 3

SKU: BT.DHP-1033447-130

Partly based on the hymn tune Laudate Dominum. Composed by Jacob De Haan. Inspiration Series. Concert Piece. Score Only. Composed 2003. 38 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1033447-130. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1033447-130).

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 isreflected in a series of chords that evoke a somewhat ominous association.

In diesem Werk greift Jacob de Haan eine alte Sage über einen Drachen, der einst nahe der holländischen Stadt Zwolle lebte und von den Bewohnern immer wieder Menschenopfer forderte, ehe er vom Erzengel Michael getötet wurde. Für diese Komposition wurde die Melodie der Hymne Laudate Dominum als zentrales musikalisches Thema des Erzengels gewählt. Der Drache wird durch eine Reihe Akkorde, die bedrohliche Bilder heraufbeschwören, wiedergegeben. Ein spannendes Werk mit religiösem Hintergrund, das aber vielseitig eingesetzt werden kann.