Molter, Johann Melchior
Period: Baroque
Born: Friday, February 10, 1696 in Tiefenort, near Eisenach, Germany
Died: Saturday, January 12, 1765 in Karlsruhe, Germany
Nation of Origin: Germany
Major Works:
172 symphonies
73 concerti
22 concertini (for three instruments)
12 concerti for orchestra (lost)
14 overtures (French suites)
66 sonatas
28 duets for two flutes (without bass)
14 solo cantatas
6 Sonate a Violino solo e Basso , Op. 1
5 choral-figurations (probably for organ)
5 menuets and marches (in four to five parts)
3 quartets for four flutes and bass
1 Drama per Musica (Drama at this time dealt with the allegorical figures Lust, Wisdom, Intellect and Love)
1 passion
1 quartet for two clarinos and two horns
1 aria
1 duet
Other Information:
Molter was a German musician from the Thuringian-Saxon area. His music covers all the genres of his time and his style progressed from Baroque to Galant (pre-classical).
General Bibliography:
Bukofzer, Manfred F., Music in the Baroque Era, from Monteverdi to Bach, W.W. Norton & Company, November 1947, ISBN: 0393097455
Palisca, Claude V. Baroque Music, Prentice Hall, December 1990, ISBN: 0130584967
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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Biographical essay from Wikipedia
Biography at Continuo Magazine
