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Olaus Andreas Grøndahl
Norwegian conductor, singing teacher and composer
Olaus Andreas Grøndahl (4 November 1847 — 31 December 1923) was a Norwegian conductor, singing teacher and composer.[1] The music journalist Cecilie Dahm described him as "... a central figure in Norway's choral movement".[2] His best known work was Foran Sydens Kloster (Ung Magnus og Foran sydens kloster), a cantata for male choir.[3] He also conducted the first performances of several choral works by Edvard Grieg.[4]