Preludio con Ciaccona

The Preludion con Ciaccona is composed under the supervision of Piet Ketting, the composer's teacher for composition. The old version has been revised many years later without changing the contents definitely.

The work is a good example for the linking of early musical forms with a more modern tonality.

In the melodic lines and harmonic progression there is always an audible tension going to a relaxation of the harmony. For this reason the whole composition has the distinguishing mark of tonality by the use of dissonant and consonant, the progress of tension to relaxation in harmony. In view of this fact the composition cannot be denominated as atonal.

The composer prefers an expressive and almost romantic sound in the performance of his elegiac composition.