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) *