Tirill Mohn (; born 22 February 1975), also known

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ously as Tirill, is a Norwegian composer, singer and violinist. She was a member of the

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, and has released several solo albums. Mohn is a descendant of the artists

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and

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. In 2019 she married the composer

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''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) * ''Um Himinjǫður'' (2013) * ''Said the Sun to the Moon'' (2019) * ''Three Love Songs And A Swan Song'' (2022)

References

1975 births Living people Norwegian composers Norwegian women composers Norwegian violinists Norwegian songwriters {{Norway-composer-stub