Johan Zander (1752-1796)

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Johan David Zander was born on 15 October 1752 in Stockholm, where he lived and worked until his death on 21 February 1796. He was a violinist, conductor and composer. In 1772, he was employed by the Royal Court Orchestra and in 1788 he was named second concertmaster. In 1784, he also became chief conductor at Stenborgska teatern. Zander was employed as a teacher at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1785, and in 1786 employed at the Royal Opera. He became a member of the Academy of Music in 1788. He was also a member of the societies Par Bricole and Utile Dulci. Zander was a versatile musician, but it was mainly as a composer of Swedish comic operas that he made his biggest impact.

Summary list of works

5 comic operas (Kopparslagaren, Njugg spar och fan tar or Åldrarnes dårskap, Lisette, Syrinx, Den tokroliga natten or Lyckan står den djerfve bi), incidental music for 8 plays, orchestral music (1 symphony, 1 overture), solo concertos (concertos for oboe, violin, viola and cello – an unknown number since the works are lost), chamber music (3 string quartets, Andantino for violin and piano, Rondo for violin and basso continuo), piano music (minor works), Andantino for harp, songs (6 songs with piano accompaniment and 4 with orchestral accompaniment).


Works by Johan Zander

This is not a complete list of works. The following works are those that have been inventoried so far.

Number of works: 10