Truls Waagø (born January 6, 1964)
is a
Norwegian bass guitarist
A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), keyboard bass (synth bass) or a low bra ...
. He has been employed by the
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
The Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Opera ( Norwegian: ''Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera'') is a Norwegian orchestra based in Trondheim, Norway. Its principal concert venue is the Olavshallen. The orchestra is organised as a trust and receives ...
since 1987
and he is often used as an orchestral
arranger
In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchestrat ...
. Waagø began his career with the band
Slagerfabrikken in the 1970s. In addition to playing in the symphony orchestra, Waagø has also played in several other musical groups, including
Tre Små Kinesere
Tre Små Kinesere are a pop group based in Trondheim, Norway which, since their beginning in the 1990s, have defined their own acoustic style. They recorded nine albums between then and 2004 to come back in 2010. The band was composed of Ulf Ri ...
, Tango Concertino,
Motorpsykkel, Revolver, and
Adamseplene.
Compositions
Waagø has produced several compositions in recent years, including the following:
* ''Lots Hustru'' (Lot's Wife). For women's choir and string orchestra
* ''Postcards''. For symphony orchestra
* ''Aidsmesse'' (Aids Mass). For choir and
sinfonietta
* ''Latin Concert'', 2005. Violin concerto for violin solo and symphony orchestra
* ''M.E.G.'', 2006. For solo violin, viola, cello, and string orchestra
* ''Norsk dans no. 2006'' (Norwegian dance no. 2006), 2006. For symphony orchestra
* ''Musikk for strykekvartett'' (Music for String Orchestra), 2006
Discography
*Tango Concertino
** ''Live in Olavshallen'' (1994)
*
Adamseplene
** ''Adamseplene.no'' (1999)
*Helter Skelter
** ''Out of Range'' (2004)
*Valeria
** ''Street Tango'' (2009)
*
Tre Små Kinesere
Tre Små Kinesere are a pop group based in Trondheim, Norway which, since their beginning in the 1990s, have defined their own acoustic style. They recorded nine albums between then and 2004 to come back in 2010. The band was composed of Ulf Ri ...
** ''Tro håp & kjærlighet'' (1996, studio musicians)
** ''Storeslem'' (1998, studio musicians)
** ''Gammel sykkel'' (2003, studio musicians)
** ''Kjærlighet på tunga'' (2010)
** ''I Live'' (2011)
*Other recordings
**
DumDum Boys
DumDum Boys are a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim, formed in 1979 and originally known as Wannskrækk. The band is one of the most successful Norwegian rock acts of all time, and are considered one of the "big four" bands who popularized mod ...
: ''Sus'' (1996)
**
Postgirobygget: ''Melis'' (1996)
**
Student Society in Trondheim: ''Alt er sex'' (1997)
**
Postgirobygget: ''Essensuell'' (1997)
**
Postgirobygget: ''Best av alt'' (2003)
** Various artists: ''Ringnes 2003'' (2003)
** Bajan: ''Ear'' (2006)
**
Are &
A-laget: ''Få sjå på'' (2007)
** The Soundbyte / Paul Irgens: ''City of Glass'' (2007)
**
Øystein Dolmen
Øystein Dolmen (born 19 February 1947), also known as Knutsen, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter best known for being one half of the duo Knutsen & Ludvigsen, alongside Gustav Lorentzen ("Ludvigsen"). Knutsen & Ludvigsen was a humorous duo whose ...
: ''Hjertespeil'' (2007)
** Too Far Gone: ''Livåt, (Too Far Gone 15 År)'' (2008)
**
Øyvind Holm &
Ulf Risnes
Ulf, or Ulv is a masculine name common in Scandinavia and Germany. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" (''úlfr'', see Wulf).
The oldest written record of the name's occurrence in Sweden is from a runestone of the 11th century.
The ...
: ''Safe and Sorry'' (2009)
**
Øystein Baadsvik
Øystein Baadsvik (born 14 August 1966) is a Norwegian tuba soloist and chamber musician.
Born in Trondheim, Norway, he began playing the tuba at the age of fifteen at his school in Trondheim, Norway, and won first prize at eighteen in a Norwe ...
: ''Snowflakes: A Classical Christmas'' (2011)
**
Børge Rømma: ''Bankers'' (2015)
References
External links
Truls Waagø's homepage
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Norwegian bass guitarists
Norwegian male bass guitarists
Musicians from Trondheim
1964 births
Living people