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Johann Melchior Molter (10 February 1696 – 12 January 1765) was a German composer and violinist of the late Baroque period.

He was born at Tiefenort, near Eisenach, and was educated at the Gymnasium in Eisenach. By autumn 1717 he had left Eisenach and was working as a violinist in Karlsruhe. Here he married Maria Salome Rollwagen, with whom he had eight children. From 1719 to 1721 he studied composition in Italy. From 1722 to 1733 he was court Kapellmeister at Karlsruhe. In 1734 he became Kapellmeister at the court of Duke Wilhelm Heinrich of Saxe-Eisenach.

Maria died in 1737; by 1742 Molter had married Maria Christina Wagner. In that year he returned to Karlsruhe and began teaching at the gymnasium there. From 1747 to his death Molter was employed by Margrave Carl Friedrich of Baden-Durlach, the son of his first employer. He died at Karlsruhe.

Molter's surviving works include an oratorio; several cantatas; over 140 symphonies, overtures, and other works for orchestra; many concertos, including some of the first clarinet concertos ever written; and many pieces of chamber music.

One of Molter's many Trumpet Concertos is the signature piece of C-SPAN's Washington Journal.[1]

References

External links

• Free scores by Johann Melchior Molter at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
• Klaus Häfner. "Molter, Johann Melchior." Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed December 1, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).

На других языках

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[de] Johann Melchior Molter

Johann Melchior Molter (* 10. Februar 1696 in Tiefenort; † 12. Januar 1765 in Karlsruhe) war ein deutscher Violinist, Komponist und Kapellmeister.

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- [en] Johann Melchior Molter

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[es] Johann Melchior Molter

Johann Melchior Molter (Tiefenort, cerca de Eisenach, 10 de febrero de 1696 - Karlsruhe, 12 de enero de 1765) fue un compositor y violinista alemán del Barroco.

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[ru] Мольтер, Иоганн Мельхиор

Иога́нн Мельхио́р Мо́льтер (нем. Johann Melchior Molter; 10 февраля 1696, Тифенорт, близ Эйзенаха — 12 января 1765, Карлсруэ) — немецкий композитор и скрипач эпохи барокко и раннего классицизма.

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