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MOLTER, Johann Melchior

Portrait of Johann Melchior Molter by Pier Leone Ghezzi

Born in Tiefenort, nr Eisenach, Feb 10, 1696
Died in Karlsruhe, Jan 12, 1765

  • Molter was employed as a court musician by the Margrave Carl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach, who paid for Molter to study in Italy.
  • After the Margrave’s death, he served in a succession of court positions, composing in nearly every contemporary genre.
  • Fun fact: as a child Molter attended the same school (Gymnasium) where J.S. Bach had been a student.1

Sources

  1. Klaus Häfner, “Molter, Johann Melchior,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed November 19, 2019,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000018914.

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