Trygve Lindeman
Trygve Henrik Lindeman (November 3, 1896 – October 24, 1979) was a Norwegian cellist and the head of the Oslo Conservatory of Music for two generations. Lindeman was born in Kristiania (now Oslo). After passing his university qualifying exam, he studied civil engineering at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, and then he switched to studying music in 1916 at the Oslo Conservatory of Music under Gustav Fredrik Lange.
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Trygve Lindeman
- Born
- 1896 · Christiania.
- Died
- 1979 · Oslo.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- musician · director
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Music · Oslo Conservatory of Music
- Teachers
- Gustav Lange · Carl Nielsen
- Honours
- Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav · King's Medal of Merit in Gold
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Trygve Henrik Lindeman (November 3, 1896 – October 24, 1979) was a Norwegian cellist and the head of the Oslo Conservatory of Music for two generations. Lindeman was born in Kristiania (now Oslo). After passing his university qualifying exam, he studied civil engineering at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, and then he switched to studying music in 1916 at the Oslo Conservatory of Music under Gustav Fredrik Lange.
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• Lærebok i taktering for kordirigenter (Conducting for Choir Directors), 1939 • Lærebok i elementær musikkteori (Basic Music Theory), 1943 • Tonetreffing og musikkdiktat (Ear Training and Musical Dictation), 1951 • Orkesterinstrumenter og partitur (Orchestra Instruments and Scores), 1973 • (with Einar Solbu) Musik-konservatoriet i Oslo 1883–1973 (The Oslo Conservatory of Music, 1883–1973), 1976
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He also studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen under Carl Nielsen. He debuted as a cellist in 1925, and in 1928 he took over leadership of the Oslo Conservatory of Music from his father, Peter Brynie Lindeman. He headed the conservatory until 1969. Lindeman and his wife, Marie Louise née Swensen, had no children and so they established the Lindeman Foundation (Lindemans Legat) and turned over the directorship of the conservatory to Anfinn Øien, who headed the school until it was closed and succeeded by the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1973. The "Lindeman tradition" in Norwegian music was cultivated by Trygve Lindeman, who believed that everyone is capable of playing, composing, and understanding music theory and practicing pedagogy. Lindeman was a Freemason and held the position of master mason in his lodge for many years.
Trygve Lindeman studied at Royal Danish Academy of Music and Oslo Conservatory of Music. Training under Gustav Lange and Carl Nielsen is recorded. Residence is recorded at Oslo Municipality. Distinctions recorded are Knight First Class of the Order of St.
• King's Medal of Merit in gold, 1953 • Order of St. Olav, Knight, First Class, 1967
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- 1.Norsk biografisk leksikon: Trygve Lindeman.
- 2.Grinde, Nils. 1980. Peter Brynie Lindeman. In: Stanley Sadie (ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, vol. 11, p. 2. London: Macmillan.
- 3.Lindemans legat: Lindeman-tradisjonen.
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