Trygve Henrik Hoff
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Trygve Hoff | |
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| Born | July 7, 1938 Rognan, Norway |
| Died | December 2, 1987 (aged 49) |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter, writer, composer, conductor |
Trygve Henrik Hoff (7 July 1938 – 2 December 1987), born in Rognan, Nordland, is a Norwegian singer, composer, songwriter and writer. He was a teacher at Buskerud folkehøgskole (Heimtun) for many years, when he lived at Darbu in Øvre Eiker kommune. For some time, Trygve Hoff was the conductor of Berlevåg Mannsangforening.
Hoff was born and grew up in Rognan, Nordland. Troughout his work as a writer and artist, he was conscious about his roots. He found inspiration to his texts from his home in Nothern Norway. Hoff was awarded the Nordland fylkes kulturpris (English: Nordland County culture award) posthumously in 1988.
The newspaper Nordlys and NRK named Hoff's best of record Snart gryr en dag as the best north Norwegian compilation albums of all times. Hoff's songs often described the way of living in Northern Norway. He described the women working in the fish filet industry in «Jentan på fileten», and wrote several songs for other artists. He toured Northern Norway heavily up until his death.
«Har en drøm» and «Ei hand å holde i» are songs that were given to Jørn Hoel, and were major hits in Norway. Sissel Kyrkjebø's debute record Sissel contain five songs written by Trygve Hoff; «Tenn et lys», «I ditt smil» and «Dagen gryr» (composed by Svein Gundersen) as well as «Inn til deg» (composed by av Lars Muhl) and «Det skal lyse en sol» (composed by av Lasse Holm).
Trygve Hoff had three children: Ståle, Stig Henrik and Siv Elisabeth. Ståle Hoff was, like his father, a skilled musician. He contributed on several of his fathers recordings, and together with Terje Blickfeldt, he composed «Folk e så bra». Stig Henrik Hoff and Siv Elisabeth Hoff are well-established actors. Trygve Hoff is buried at Fiskum kirke.
Discography
- 1979 Kokfesk & Ballade
- 1980 Fokti
- 1980 Rækved og lørveblues
- 1983 Dele med dæ
- 1985 Midt i livet
- 1988 Snart gryr en dag (compilation)
- 1993 Lån mæ no'n tima (compilation)
- 1994 Trygve Hoff (released by Televerket)
- 1995 Trollfjell her i nord (Audiobook. Collaboration with Karl Erik Harr)
- 2008 Kokfesk & Ballader (best of compilation)
Selected recordings by other artist
Albums by other artist containing songs written by Trygve Hoff:
- 1986 Sissel Kyrkjebø – Sissel
- 1987 Jørn Hoel – Varme ut av is
- 1988 Solfrid Hoff (now Solfrid Nilsen) – Prinsessa i tårnet
- 1994 Sissel Kyrkjebø – Amazing Grace
- 1995 Bodø-oktetten – Nocturne i Nord
- 1995 Jørn Hoel – Jørn Hoels beste
Bibliography
- 1981 Kokfesk, ballader og lørveblues
- 1982 Trollfjell her nord. Later available as audiobook, read by Trygve Hoff himself.
- 1984 Eventyr langs leia
- 1985 Lyset i mørketida
- 1983 Villblomar i visehagen (editor)
Trygve Hoff's memorial fund and memorial award
Trygve Hoff's memorial fund was established February 12, 1988, two months after his death. The fund's capital is established trough memorial concerts, public grants and gifts.
The purpose of the fund is to award the Trygve Hoff memorial award. The award is given to a person, or group of persons, that contribute to the cultural life in the spirit of Trygve Hoff.
Tygve Hoff's memorial award
- 1989 Norsk Revyfestival
- 2000 Bente Reibo
- 2004 Bjørn Andor Drage
- 2006 Alt for Rognan
- 2008 Kristin Mellem[1]
References
- ^ "Vant Trygve Hoffs minnepris 2008" (in Norwegian). NRK Nordland. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
External links
- ballade.no about Trygve Hoff
- Blåfrostfestivalen praises Trygve Hoff
- Kulturnett about Trygve Hoff
- About Trygve Hoff in "Norwegian Biographical encyclopedia"
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