Tirill Mohn (; born 22 February 1975), also known
mononym
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A mononym may be the person's only name, given to them at birth. This was routine in most ancient societies, and remains ...
ously as Tirill, is a Norwegian composer, singer and violinist. She was a member of the
art rock
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band
White Willow, and has released several solo albums.
Mohn is a descendant of the artists
Christian Krohg
Christian Krohg (13 August 1852 – 16 October 1925) was a Norwegian naturalist painter, illustrator, author and journalist. Krohg was inspired by the realism art movement and often chose motifs from everyday life. He was the director and s ...
and
Oda Krohg.
In 2019 she married the composer
Marcus Paus
Marcus Nicolay Paus (; born 14 October 1979) is a Norwegian composer and one of the most performed contemporary Scandinavian composers. As a classical contemporary composer he is noted as a representative of a reorientation toward tradition, tonal ...
;
Asker kammermusikkfestival trekker flere og flere
''Budstikka'' she and her husband are distantly related as both are descendants of Norway's first attorney-general Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne Sr.["Fører tradisjonen videre," ''Familien'', May 2019]
Discography
;Solo albums
* ''A Dance with the Shadows'' (2003)
* ''Tales from Tranquil August Gardens'' (2011) [ ]
* ''Nine and Fifty Swans'' (2011)
References
1975 births
Living people
Norwegian composers
Norwegian women composers
Norwegian violinists
Norwegian women violinists
Norwegian women songwriters
Norwegian songwriters
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