Ole Andreas Lindeman (17 January 1769 – 26 February 1857) was a

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musician, organist, composer and music educator. He was born in the parish of Øye in

Surnadal Surnadal () is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Skei. Other villages in Surnadal include Glærem, Mo, Stangvik, Surnadalsøra, Sylte, Todalsøra ...

, Norway. After graduating from

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, Lindeman attended the

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where first he studied law. He was subsequently a music student of Danish- Norwegian composer and music theorist, Israel Gottlieb Wernicke (1755-1836). Following a request from Bishop

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, Lindeman moved to

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to become organist at Vår Frue kirke. Lindeman retained the organist position until his death 1857 having served as an organist in Trondheim in more than 50 years. During that time, he organized many concerts, composed songs and collected Norwegian folk tunes. He also taught others, among them Thomas Tellefsen, who settled in

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and became a notable pianist and composer. In 1831, Lindeman publish the hymnal ''Udvalg af Psalmer uddragne af den Evangelisk-christelige Psalmebog, i sær til Brug for den skolesøgende Ungdom''. ''Halv-hundrede Fjeldmelodier harmoniserede for Mandsstemmer'' and the three volumes of ''Ældre og nyere norske Fjeldmelodier'' were published separately between 1853–1867. He was the father of five sons, including

Ludvig Mathias Lindeman Ludvig Mathias Lindeman (28 November 1812 – 11 March 1887) was a Norwegian composer and organist. He is most noted for compiling Norwegian folk music in his work ''Ældre og nyere norske Fjeldmelodier''. Background Ludvig Mathias Lindeman was ...

who served as cantor and organist at

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. ''Chronology – important events in L.M. Lindeman’s life'' (Lindemanprisen)
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References

External links

The Lindeman Foundation
1769 births 1857 deaths Norwegian male organists Norwegian composers Norwegian organists Norwegian music educators People from Surnadal {{Norway-musician-stub