Johannes Frederik Fröhlich
Johannes Frederik Fröhlich , 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.
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. He wrote a symphony, 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
- op. 2 Strygekvartet nr. 2 i A-dur
- op. 3 violinkoncerter
- Ouverture til Kong Salomon og Jørgen Hattemager
- op. 4 Koncertino for Violin
- op. 6 Introduktion og Polonaise for Violin med Orkester
- op. 7 violinkoncert
- op. 14 violinkoncert
- op. 15 Strygekvartet
- op. 17 Strygekvartet
- op. 19 Kvartet for 4 Horn
- op. 20 Koncertino for Violin og 4 horn
- Ouverture til Freias Alter
- op. 24 Introduktion og Rondo for Horn med Orkester
- Sonate i a-mol for Piano og Fløjte
- op. 30 Violinkoncert
- op. 30 Symfoni
- op. 33 Symfoni i Eb-dur
- Natten før Brylluppet
- op. 39 koncertouverture for Orkester
- op. 40 Marche og Jagtstykke for 9 Horn
- Nina
- Tyrolerne
- Valdemar
- Festen i Albano
- Fædrelandets muser
- op. 51 Erik Menveds Barndom
- Rafael
- Hertas Offer
- Abekatten
- Majgildet
- Maurerbrüder hemmet nicht die Zähre
- Kantate til Christian 8.s kroningsfest
- En Søndag på Amager
