Partly based on the hymn tune Laudate Dominum-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.
