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Ommadawn, schematic outline

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

Bar Second Rough overview Key Special motifs -matisk -off Melody theme Melody instrument
1 0:00 A, melodious theme, "main theme" gm     A Harp
9       A
17   Motif, el.guitar:
d: bar 17-18,
d: bar 23-24
  A
25   Motif, el.guitar:
d: bar 25-26
  A
33         Transition
37 1:16 B, floating theme, "main theme II"     B String synth
51 1:44 A     A Classical guitar
59       A
67       A
75         Transition
79 2:43 B'     B' Stringsynth
93   F, el.guitar   B'
107   F'   B''
121 4:13   f#m     Transition
129   C     C1 Flute/reorder + string
145       C2
159       C1
167       (D*), preparation of D-theme
171       (D*)
175 5:55 D E     D
183   d-motif, maestoso   D Light/bright flute/recorder
191     El.guitar D* El.guitar
199 6:57 D, folk inspired theme     D1 Flute/reorder
207       D2 Flute/reorder + mandolin
215       D3
223   A     D4
231     2.stemme, guitar + div. D5
239     2.stemme, guitar + div. + banjo D6
247      
 
250 8:19 E F#     E Harp
258       E
266       E'
270   Derived motif from A-theme    
272   a'4     Cello
276 9:26            
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316       d: Motif - el.guitar      
318 11:09 A', theme A el.guitar em     A' El.guitar
326       A'
334         Transition
338 11:58 B', preparation f#m     B' Panpipe
345 12:28 B, Ommadawn text     B1 Song
359       B2
373       B3
387     A*, classical guitar + harp B4
393     D* ,el.guitar
401     F* (synthesizer?) B5
415       B6
429       B7
443 15:49 Building tension ?   Classical guitar   Trumpet
451      
459     F'', el.guitar  
467      
473   d: bar 474-475  
475 16:54 A*, release g#m     A* Piano, glockenspiel, string
479   d: bar 482-483   A*
483   d: bar 485-487   A*
487        
490     d: bar 491-492,
bar 501-502,
bar 512-513,
bar 514-515
  A, harmonic
521 18:29 Drums, fade out       Drums, fade out Drums

Created: 18 August, 2004 - Last changed: 21 August, 2004 - Comments (0)