k . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Den mark . ▁He ▁was ▁trained ▁in ▁music ▁by ▁composer ▁Peter ▁Cas per ▁K ross ing . ▁He ▁also ▁went ▁abroad ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁in ▁Vienna , ▁ ▁Leipzig ▁and ▁St . ▁Petersburg . ▁Following ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Den mark , ▁he ▁composed ▁music ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁dram atic ▁works ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Dan ish ▁Theatre . ▁From ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁ ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁organ ist ▁at ▁Christians borg ▁Castle ▁Church ▁ ▁( Christ ians borg ▁S lot sk ir ke ) ▁on ▁S lot sh ol men ▁in ▁C open hagen . ▁This ▁church , ▁which ▁dated ▁from ▁ 1 7 3 8 - 1 7 4 2 , ▁was ▁frequently ▁attended ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Royal ▁Family . ▁ ▁Notable ▁works ▁ ▁La ▁Syl ph ide , ▁bal let , ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁ ▁H ulen ▁i ▁K ulla f j eld , ▁S ings piel , ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Pen el ope , ▁bal let , ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁ ▁Tur and ot , ▁opera , ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁ ▁Fra ▁sk oven ▁ved ▁F ures ø , ▁Con cert ▁O vert ure , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁( Op . ▁ 2 9 ) ▁P iano ▁Quart et ▁in ▁F ▁minor , ▁Op . ▁ 2 6 ▁" O u vert ure ▁til ▁dram ma et