 In 1839, Lindeman succeed his elder brother, Jacob Andreas Lindeman (1805–1846), as cantor and organist of the Oslo Cathedral.Lindeman was in the position for 48 years until his death in 1887.Lindeman was a contributor to Jørgen Moe's song and folk-ballad collection, "Samling af Sange, Folkeviser og Stev i norske Alumuedialekter" (1840), putting together the melody supplement to the volume at Bishop Moe's request.