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Rolf Wallin (born 7 September 1957) is a Norwegian
composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...
, trumpeter and avant-garde performance artist.


Biography

Wallin was born in
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, where he studied with Finn Mortensen and Olav Anton Thommessen. He later studied at the
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where his teachers included Roger Reynolds and
Vinko Globokar Vinko Globokar (born 7 July 1934) is a French-Slovenian avant-garde composer and trombonist. Globokar's music uses unconventional and extended techniques, places great emphasis on spontaneity and creativity, and often relies on improvisation. H ...
. Wallin’s music combines an intuitive freedom with a rigorous mathematical approach, such as use of fractal algorithms to construct melody and harmony. In 1998 he was awarded the
Nordic Council Music Prize The Nordic Council Music Prize is awarded annually by NOMUS, the Nordic Music Committee. Every two years it is awarded for a work by a living composer. In the intervening years it is awarded to a performing musician or ensemble. The Nordic ...
.


Career highlights

* 1976–82 – studied at the Norwegian State Academy of Music. * 1987 –
Norwegian Society of Composers The Norwegian Society of Composers () was founded in 1917. The Society's main objectives are to promote its members' music and secure their rights. As of today the Society counts close to 400 members who meet regularly for discussions and seminars ...
Award for ''…though what made it has gone''. * 1991 – developed ‘crystal chord’ technique for generation of harmony in ''ning''. * 1998 – awarded
Nordic Council Music Prize The Nordic Council Music Prize is awarded annually by NOMUS, the Nordic Music Committee. Every two years it is awarded for a work by a living composer. In the intervening years it is awarded to a performing musician or ensemble. The Nordic ...
for ''Clarinet Concerto''. * 2000 – portrait CD Boyl released on Aurora label; wins Norwegian Spelemann prisen. * 2001 – featured composer at Stockholm International Composer Festival.


Key works

* ''…though what made it has gone'' (1987; mezzo-soprano, piano) * ''Stonewave'' (1990; percussion) * ''Boyl'' (1995; chamber ensemble) * ''Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra'' (1996) * ''Ground'' (1996; cello, strings) * ''Act'' (2004; orchestra) * ''Strange News'' (2007; actor; orchestra; video-projection; electronics)


Selected recordings


''Act; Das war schön!; Tides''
– Ondine ODE 1118-2
''Boyl; Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra; Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra; Ground''
– Aurora ACD 5011
''Solve et coagula; ning; Stonewave; …though what made it has gone''
– Hemera HCD 2903
''Phonotope I''
– Aurora ACD 5035


References


External links


Rolf Wallin's homepage at Chester Music

Personal homepage
1957 births 21st-century Norwegian classical composers Living people International Rostrum of Composers prize-winners Spellemannprisen winners Norwegian male classical composers 21st-century Norwegian male musicians {{norway-composer-stub