Publikasjoner

Extensive publication list

Columnist and reviewer for klassiskmusikk.com and ballade.no
Since 2018 I've been a regular contributor to the classical music website klassiskmusikk.com. I mainly review operas and cover local events in the Oslo area. Since 2020 I've been reviewing classical CDs for Ballade.  

For klassiskmusikk.com
CDs for ballade.no

2019
  • Ola Nordal: «Forfriskende kritisk om Oslo-Filharmoniens identitet». Review of Alfred Fidjestøl: "Lyden av Oslo, Oslo-Filharmonien 1919–2019", in Prosa 6/2019. 
  • Ola Nordal: Review of Michael Custodis og Arnulf Mattes (red.): The Nordic Ingredient: European Nationalisms and Norwegian Music Since 1905, in Studia Musicologica Norvegica (45), 1/2019 (online access)

 2018
  • [36] Ola Nordal: Rola Studia Eksperymentalnego w karierze kompozytorskiej Arne Nordheima ["The Role of Studio Experymentalne in the Career of Composer Arne Nordheim"] in Michal Libera and Michal Mendyk (eds.): Czarny pokòj i inne pokoje. Muzeum Sztuki w Lodzi.
  • [35] Ola Nordal: "Between Poetry and Catastrophe" – A Study on the Electroacoustic Music of Arne Nordheim. PhD Thesis. Trondheim: Department of Music, NTNU. (See entry in Cristin) 

2017
  • [34] Ola Nordal: "Arne Nordheims pausesignal" i Magiske Øyeblikk: Oslo Konserthus 1977–2017. Oslo: Dinmo, 2017. 

 2016–2017 Store norske leksikon

 In 2016 I wrote several entries in the online encyclopedia Store norske leksikon. In september 2017, I started as an editor and the encyclopedia, and I'm currently not writing entries there any more. I'm listed as author on several entries, but I don't necessarily regard all of them as "my entries". Here's a list of entries that I've more or less authored in full.
2016
  • [33] Ola Nordal: "The sound sculpture Ode to Light – Arne Nordheim’s first project at the Studio Eksperymentalne." In Kamila Stępień-Kutera (ed.): Between National Identity and a Community of Cultures. Warsaw: Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina, 2016. 
2015
2014
2013
  • [Uten nr] Ola Nordal: «En sanselig opplevelse» Scenekunst.no, 14.10.2013
  • [29] Ola Nordal: "Ode til lyset. En samtidsmusikkdetektivhistorie"[Ode to Light. A contemporary-music-detective-story] in Finborud, Lars Mørch (red.): Arne Nordheim. Ingen -ismer for meg takk. Oslo: Orfeus Publishing/Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, 2013. 
  • [28] Ola Nordal: "Ingen -ismer for meg takk. Portrett av komponisten som ung mann" [No -isms for me please. A portrait of the composer as a young man] in Finborud, Lars Mørch (red.): Arne Nordheim. Ingen -ismer for meg takk. Oslo: Orfeus Publishing/Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, 2013. 
  • [27] Finborud, Lars Mørch, Helge Sten (et.al.): "Arne Nordheim in the World of Art. No -isms for me, please!" Art exhibit at Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, 22.08.2013-12.01.2014. My contribution: Participated in research and in writing of exhibit wall texts. (More about exhibit)
  • [26] Ola Nordal: "Hva er verdien til en sang?" ["What is the value of a song?"]. Commentary in Adresseavisen, July 31st 2013. Republised at Ballade.no, August 6th 2013. 
  • [25] Ola Nordal and Christer Bakke Andresen: "NTNU og campus-balladen." Letter to the editor in Adresseavisen, February 27th 2013.  
2012
  • [24] Kindergarden Media, Nancy Bazilchuck and Ola Nordal: "The first 50 years - a History of Digital Computing at NTNU." Short documentary. My contribution: Film manuscript. I also featured as narrator. http://youtu.be/wFIyw9zIhrw. Premiere: ITovation seminar series, Nov. 27th 2012.
  • [23] Ola Nordal: Akrivkatalog for Tek-0073 Haakon Sandvold, NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket, 2011 (arkivportalen.no)
2011
  • [22] Ola Nordal: "Se musikken - hør bildene". Exhibition text for Ny Musikk / Babel visningsrom for kunst, june 2011.
2010
  • [17] Thomas Brandt og Ola Nordal: Turbulens og tankekraft. NTNUs historie. Pax forlag, 2010. (Se egen side)
  • [16] Ola Nordal: Verktøy og Vitenskap. NTNUs datahistorie. Tapir Akademisk Forlag, 2010. (Se egen side)
2007-2009
  • [15] Jaakko Suominen, Kimmo Antila, Peter Blom, Ola Nordal and Outi Penninkangas: "IT Museums and Related Projects in the Nordic Countries: Summary of a Panel Discussion." I I Impagliazzo (et.al. eds): History of Nordic Computing 2: Second IFIP WG 9.7 Conference, HiNC2, Turku, Finland, August 2007, Revised Selected Papers. Springer 2009, pp. 302-209. (SpringerLink)
  • [14] Ola Nordal: "Tool or Science? The History of Computing at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology." I Impagliazzo (et.al. eds): History of Nordic Computing 2: Second IFIP WG 9.7 Conference, HiNC2, Turku, Finland, August 2007, Revised Selected Papers. Springer 2009, pp. 121-129. (SpingerLink)
  • [13] Ola Nordal, Thomas Brandt and Roland Wittje: "Intern husleie og historiske gjenstander." Commentary in Universitetsavisa, 21.09.2009 (web)
  • [12] Lise Kvittingen, Annette Lykknes and Ola Nordal: "Hurra for 100-åringen" in Kjemi, 5/2008.
  • [11] Ola Nordal ”Kunnskapshistorie i Trondheim – en litteraturoversikt.” Internal report, NTNUs anniversary project, 2008-2010. (Last version April 9th 2010).
  • [10] Ola Nordal: ”Mellom akademi og industri - Kjemiutdanningen ved NTNU i 100 år (arbeidstittel) - Foreløpig rapport, mai 2008.” Internal report, History of Chemistry Project, Institute of Chemistry, May 2009.
  • [9] Ola Nordal: ”Rapport fra kjemihistorisk prosjekt.” Internal unpublished report. Forum for kunnskapshistorie, 2007.
2006
  • [8] Ola Nordal: "Hvorfor vi elsker Max (v0.5)." Unpublished lecture notes. 26.10.2006 (pdf)
  • [7] Ola Nordal: "Katalog til arkivet fra Kristian Kvikne." Internal unpublished report, Computer History Project, IDI NTNU. 07.05.2006. (pdf)
  • [6] Ola Nordal: "Rapport fra ordning av arkivet etter Olav B. Brusdal." Internal unpublished report, Computer History Project, IDI NTNU. 16.03.2006. (pdf)
  • [5] Ola Nordal: "Svar til Lars Ove Ørjasæter" Letter to the editor in Universitetsavisa, 22.11.2006. (web)
  • [4] Ola Nordal: "GIER - A computer revolution in a wardrobe. The birth of digital computing at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1962". In Ewa Wyk, Maciej Kluza and Anna Karolina Zawada (eds.): Proceedings of the XXV Scientific Instrument Symposium - "East and West. The Common European Heritage". Krakow: Jagoellonian University Museum, 2006.
2005
  • [3] Roland Wittje and Ola Nordal: Universitetshistoriske samlinger ved NTNU - Rapport fra kartleggingen av vitenskaps- og teknologihistoriske gjenstander og samlinger ved NTNU, og perspektiver for bevaring og tilgjengeliggjøring for forskning, undervisning og formidling. Forum for kunnskapshistorie, skrifter no. 4. Trondheim: Tapir Akademisk Forlag, 2005. (Report from survey on historical artefacts related to technological and scientific practice at NTNU) (Bokkilden. / pdf - se egen side)
  • [2] Ola Nordal: Akustisk Laboratorium ved NTH/SINTEF. Oppbyggingen av anvendt akustisk forskning i Norge 1948 - 1965. Trondheim: Institutt for historie of klassiske fag, NTNU, 2005. (The Acoustical Laboratory at NTH/SINTEF and the rise of applied acoustical research in Norway 1948 - 1965). (pdf)
2004
  • [1] Ola Nordal: "Litt radiohistorie - med lokalt tilsnitt" in Landingen 2004. Dokka: Lands Museum, 2004. Årbok for lokalhistorie i Land.
See also my entry in the Norwegian publication database Cristin.