Gerhard Schjelderup

In 1878 he traveled to Paris, where he studied cello with Auguste Franchomme and music theory with Augustin Savard.

This in turn inspired him to write operas, which were to prove the bulk of his output, though he also composed a number of orchestral and chamber works.

In 1921 together with Ole Mørk Sandvik, he published Norsk folkemusik, særlig Østlandsmusikken which was the first history of Norwegian music.

[1][4] Schjelderup was among the founders of the Norwegian Society of Composers (Norsk komponistforening) in 1917, and from that year until 1920 served as its chairman.

He continued to promote Norwegian music despite living abroad; he died at Benediktbeuern in Bavaria, Germany during 1933.