MAIN SITE CONTENT |
DOUBLE BASSES AND BOWS |
Peter Elias 1999 |
Boris Fritsch |
Jean Grunberger |
RECORD LABELS |
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COLLABORATIONS |
ABYSS |
RESEARCH AND RESOURCES |
Skorda app (coming in 2027) |
Slåtter på kontrabass (coming in 2028) |
Microtonal Tunings on the Double Bass (coming in 2028) |
A New World of Sounds - recent advancements in contemporary double bass techniques (Norwegian Artistic Research Programme, NMH, 2007-2011) |
Bowed-string multiphonics analyzed by use of impulse response and the Poisson summation formula (Knut Guettler and Håkon Thelin, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Vol. 131 (1), Pt 2, pp 766-772, 2012) |
PUBLIC WRITINGS |
Tono-debatten: Også et ideologisk valg (Ballade, 2026) |
NRK-debatten: Bygg heller opp enn å rive ned! (Ballade, 2025) |
Tveegget honorarsats (Ballade, 2015) |
Mange illusjoner har blitt knust (Ballade, 2014) |
Frilansere blir pensjonstapere (Musikkultur, 2014) |
Ufrivillig dugnadsarbeid (Musikkultur, 2014) |
Ingen vekst i honorar på 10 år (Musikkultur, 2014) |
Strømmetjenestene og den ikke-kommersielle musikken (Ballade, 2012) |
Spellemann stadig mer fordummende (Ballade, 2005) |
Norwegian double bass master Håkon Thelin is considered a generation-defining musician-composer-educator whose exuberant musicality, creativity and commanding extended bowing techniques influenced and impressed many musicians, students and listeners.
Journalist and music critic