Johannes Frederik Fröhlich

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.

• 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 E b -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