Johannes Frederik Fröhlich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Frederik Fröhlich

Danish composer

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1806

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 21-May-1860

Profession: composer

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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. 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 (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.



Alternative names	Johan Vilhelm Gertner, J. V. Gertner,
Description	Danish painter
Date of birth/death	10 March 1818	29 March 1871
Location of birth/death	Copenhagen	Copenhagen
Work location	Denmark
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