music for the piano, and both as pianist and composer stands at the head of modern music in Norway. Agathe Backer Grøndahl died at her home in Ormøya, outside Christiania, at the age of 59. She is today chiefly remembered for her piano pieces and songs. Compositional style Agathe Backer Grøndahl played a major role in the period often called the golden age of Norwegian music history. She composed in total some 400 pieces spanning seventy opus numbers. She was a prominent character on the Norwegian musical scene and a close friend of Edvard Grieg. Her earlier compositions synthesized the predominant pianistic and stylistic ideas of 1850s Europe. In her later years however, her style transformed and anticipated some of the early twentieth century impressionistic ideas, which ultimately led the composer Pauline Hall to call her the first true Norwegian impressionist. List of works Songs 3 Songs, Op. 1, (1868–9) 5 Songs, Op. 2, (1871) 5 Songs, Op. 3, (1870–73) 7 Songs, Op. 4, (1869–74) 4 Songs, Op. 5, (1871–2) 6 Songs, Op. 6 (1867–71) Summer Life, 4 Songs, Op. 7 5 Songs, Op. 8 (1871–6) 6 Songs, Op. 9 (1871–9) 4 Songs, Op. 10 (1871–5) 5 Songs, Op. 12 (1879) 5 Songs, Op. 13 (1881) 6 deutsche Lieder, Op. 14 6 Songs, Op. 16 Songs at Sea, Op. 17 (1884) 7 Folkeviser og Romanser, Op. 18 Serenade, Op. 21 (1888) 5 Songs, Op. 23 (1888) 6 Songs, Op. 26 (1890) 6 Songs, Op. 27 (1890) Chant de Noces: Bryllupsmorgen, Op. 28 (1890) 10 Songs, Op. 29, (1892) 10 Songs, Op. 31, (1894) Norske folkeviser, arrangements, Op. 34 (1894) The Night is Calm, Old Folks Waltz, Op. 40 (1897) 5 Songs, Op. 41 (1897) The Child's Spring Day, song cycle, Op. 42 (1899) 8 kjaempeviser, Op. 43 (1896–7) 20 folke- og skjaemteviser, Op. 43 (1896–7) 5 Songs, Op. 46, (1897–9) 2 Sange fra havet, Op. 48 3 Sange i moll, Op. 49 Sommer (Jynge), 8 songs, Op. 50 (1899) 12 folkeviser og melodier fra fremmede lande, Op. 51 (1902) The Mother Sings, 8 songs, Op. 52 (1900) Sydover 6 songs, Op. 54 1900 Ahasverus, 6 songs, Op. 56 (1900) 6 deutsche Liebeslieder aus der Jugend, Op. 60 (1869–1900) Clover Field, Op. 62 (1901) 4 Songs, Op. 65 (1901–4) One more Glimpse, Op. 70 (1907) Piano solo 6 concert-etuder, Op. 11 (1881) 3 morceaux, Op. 15 (1882) 4 , Op. 19