Carl Arnold (composer)

His father gave him early music lessons; after his death in 1806, Carl became an adoptive son of Johann Anton André.

[1][2][3] Arnold was engaged in 1848 as conductor of the Philharmoniske Selskab ("Philharmonic Society") in Christiania (now Oslo), and in the following years was important in the musical life of the city.

Their son Carl (1824–1867) became a noted cellist; he appeared with his father on a concert tour of Saint Petersburg and Scandinavia in 1846–47.

[1][3] Arnold's compositions were described by Arrey von Dommer as "dignified and showing an artistic sense, but not particularly original".

[1][2] During his years in Norway he produced works commissioned for public occasions, including a cantata with text by Andreas Munch for Charles XV's coronation in 1860 at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.