Maj Sønstevold (born Lundén; 9 September 1917 – 14 March 1996) was a Swedish composer who lived and worked in Norway.
Later she and her family spent time in Vienna, where she studied with Hanns Jelinek and Karl Schiske and graduated in composition in 1966 from the Akademisches Hauptseminar.
[1] From 1971 to 1985 Sønstevold taught in the Music Department of Oslo University.
In 1974 she and her husband founded The Maj and Gunnar Sønstevold Music Institute in Rakkestad.
She also composed for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir and solo instrument.