Variations on a Chord was composed on the occasion of the second lustrum of the Dutch Brass Band Championships celebrated in 1990. The piece is the immediate sequel to Contrasten a piece which was composed in 1986 and which is performed all over the world. Not only was the final chord of this previous work used as a starting point for the new composition but Variations on a Chord is also the first concert piece for brass band composed by Jan de Haan since then. The several variations are based on a solemn theme. The so-called minor-major seventh chord is easily detectable. The structure of the piece is such that the lyrical theme is preceded by a majestic introduction and isfollowed by eight variations each strongly contrasting in character. The piece finishes in a short but extremely spectacular coda.
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Variations on a Chord was composed on the occasion of the second lustrum of the Dutch Brass Band Championships celebrated in 1990. The piece is the immediate sequel to Contrasten a piece which was composed in 1986, and which is performed all over the world. Not only was the final chord of this previous work used as a starting point for the new composition, but Variations on a Chord is also the first concert piece for brass band composed by Jan de Haan since then. The several variations are based on a solemn theme. The so-called minor-major seventh chord is easily detectable. The structure of the piece is such that the lyrical theme is preceded by a majestic introduction, and isfollowed by eight variations each strongly contrasting in character. The piece finishes in a short but extremely spectacular coda. Dit werk is een directe opvolger van het in 1986 geschreven Contrasten. Niet alleen vormde het slotakkoord van dit laatstgenoemde werk het uitgangspunt voor deze compositie. Variations on a Chord is tevens het tweedenadien geschreven concertwerk voor brassband van Jan de Haan. De verschillende variaties zijn gebaseerd op een gedragen thema. In dit thema, voorafgegaan door een majestueuze introductie is duidelijk de karakteristiek van het zogenaamdeklein-groot (of naamloze) septiemakkoord te herkennen. Daarna volgen acht qua karakter zeer verschillende variaties op dit thema.
