Trygve Henrik Lindeman (November 3, 1896 – October 24, 1979) was a Norwegian cellist and the head of the

Oslo Conservatory of Music The Oslo Conservatory of Music () was a music school in Oslo, Norway. The school was established by Ludvig Mathias Lindeman and his son Peter Brynie Lindeman in 1883 in Christiania (as Oslo was then called) and was named the Organist School () ...

for two generations.''Norsk biografisk leksikon'': Trygve Lindeman.
/ref> Lindeman was born in Kristiania (now

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). After passing his university qualifying exam, he studied civil engineering at the

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, and then he switched to studying music in 1916 at the Oslo Conservatory of Music under

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. He also studied at the

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in Copenhagen under

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. 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 () and turned over the directorship of the conservatory to

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, who headed the school until it was closed and succeeded by the

Norwegian Academy of Music The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the ...

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.Lindemans legat: Lindeman-tradisjonen.
Lindeman was a

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and held the position of master mason in his lodge for many years.

Awards

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in gold, 1953 *

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

, Knight, First Class, 1967

Publications

*''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

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) ''Musik-konservatoriet i Oslo 1883–1973'' (The Oslo Conservatory of Music, 1883–1973), 1976

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindeman, Trygve 1896 births 1979 deaths Musicians from Oslo Norwegian cellists Oslo Conservatory of Music alumni Royal Danish Academy of Music alumni Academic staff of the Oslo Conservatory of Music Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold 20th-century cellists