Composer
Daphne Oram
Founded the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and invented drawn sound.
Daphne Blake Oram was a British composer and electronic musician. She was one of the first British composers to produce electronic sound, and was an early practitioner of musique concrète in the UK. As a co-founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, she was central to the development of British electronic music. Her uncredited scoring work on the 1961 film The Innocents helped to pioneer the electronic soundtrack.
- Born
- 1925-12-31, Devizes, EnglandA Thursday
- Died
- 2003-01-05, Maidstone Hospital, EnglandA Sunday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1925-12-31, Devizes, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 9°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 24°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 16°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 20°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 2°23′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 28°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 22°45′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 21°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 24°28′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 13°45′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2003-01-05, Maidstone Hospital, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 14°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 17°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 27°44′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 27°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 22°28′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 16°28′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 24°06′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 26°27′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 9°43′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 18°26′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Daphne Oram was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
