Johannes Frederik Fröhlich

Johannes Frederik Fröhlich (21 August 1806 – 21 May 1860) (or Frølich), a Danish violinist, conductor and composer, was a precursor of Niels Gade and J.P.E. Hartmann, and a central figure in Danish musical circles during the Romantic era.

Biography He was a pupil of violinists Claus Schall and Friedrich Kuhlau. From 1827 he worked at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, where he was chief conductor from 1836. Fröhlich was a co-founder of the Music Society of Copenhagen and its first chairman.

Works He wrote a symphony (in E-flat, Op. 33), and choral works and chamber music, as well as violin and piano compositions and a violin concerto. He wrote ballet music for the ballet-master and choreographer August Bournonville, founder of the Danish ballet tradition.

The main cache of his musical manuscripts is conserved in the Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen.

Notable works op. 1 Strygekvartet nr. 1 i d-mol (1825) op. 2 Strygekvartet nr. 2 i A-dur op. 3 violinkoncerter (1825) Ouverture til Kong Salomon og Jørgen Hattemager (1825) op. 4 Koncertino for Violin (1826) op. 6 Introduktion og Polonaise for Violin med Orkester op. 7 violinkoncert op. 14 violinkoncert op. 15 Strygekvartet (1827) op. 17 Strygekvartet (muligvis 3 kvartetter 1827) op. 19 Kvartet for 4 Horn (1827) op. 20 Koncertino for Violin og 4 horn (1827) Ouverture til Freias Alter (1828) op. 24 Introduktion og Rondo for Horn med Orkester (1829) Sonate i a-mol for Piano og Fløjte op. 30 Violinkoncert (1829) op. 30 Symfoni (1830) op. 33 Symfoni i Eb-dur Natten før Brylluppet (syngespil 1829) op. 39 koncertouverture for Orkester op. 40 Marche og Jagtstykke for 9 Horn (1832) Nina (ballet) Tyrolerne (ballet) Valdemar (ballet 1835) Festen i Albano (ballet 1839) Fædrelandets muser (ballet 1840) op. 51 Erik Menveds Barndom (ballet - med Riberhusmarch - 1843) Rafael (ballet 1845) Hertas Offer (ballet) Abekatten (vaudeville af Johanne Louise Heiberg) Majgildet (ouverture) Maurerbrüder hemmet nicht die Zähre Kantate til Christian 8.s kroningsfest En Søndag på Amager