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Analysis of Ommadawn, partly English

(Only those bits actually translated are included here.)

Original/Oldfieldian source: Harald Hougaard, Lise Andreasen (as transcriber).

Semester assignment spring 1982,
Harald Hougaard

Transcribed, summer 1997
Original spelling and translation mistakes
Certain headlines added
Times (measured from Ommadawn CD, regular) added
Lise Andreasen

A musical analysis of Mike Oldfield's "Ommadawn" with special attention to part 1.

Contents:

1. Introduction [page 1]
2. Oldfield's background [page 2]
3. "Ommadawn" [page 3]
4. Musical analysis [page 6-16]
5. Sources [page 17]

Also here:

Partiture of "Ommadawn" (Harald Hougaard 1982)
Schematic outline of "Ommadawn" (Harald Hougaard 1982)

Tape:

1. Mike Oldfield, "Ommadawn" Part I
2. Mike Oldfield, "Ommadawn" Part II
3. Terry Riley, Excerpt from "A rainbow in a curved air" 1971
4. Mike Oldfield, Excerpt from "Tubular Bells" 1973
5. Kevin Ayers, Oldfieldsolo from "June 1" 1974
6. Mike Oldfield, Theme from "Hergest ridge" 1974
7. David Bedford, "King Aeolus" ("The Odyssey" 1976)
8. Philip Glass, "North Star" 1977

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