Francesco Molino (also known as François Molino) (4 June 1768 – 1847) was an Italian

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Biography

Molino was born in

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. He often travelled to

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to give concerts. He was orchestral conductor during 1796–97. In 1820 he settled in

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, where he lived for the remainder of his life. His works were largely neglected until the twentieth century, when many of them were republished. Among the best-known are his ''Three Sonatas'', ''18 Preludes'' and ''Terpsichore'' (a set of dances), all for solo guitar. He also wrote for other instruments in combination with the guitar, including

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. In 1830 he published a guitar method.

Works

Francesco Molino composed more than 60 works.

Guitar

* Opus 1: Trois sonates faciles * Opus 5: Six thèmes avec variations * Opus 6: Trois sonates pour la guitare (Three Sonates) ** Sonata No.1 in D major ** Sonata No.2 in G major ** Sonata No.3 in C major * Opus 9: 12 Waltzes * Opus 9: 12 Variations on "Ah! Vous dirai-je maman" * Opus 11: 6 Rondos * Opus 13: 2 Fantaisies * Opus 13: 3 Rondos * Opus 15: Trois sonates * Opus 17: Grande Ouverture * Opus 18: 4 Theme and variations * Opus 28: Trois Rondeaux brillants d'une exécution facile * Opus 31: Variations * Opus 34: Grand polonaise and 2 rondos * Opus 41: Brilliant variations * Opus 51: Grand sonata * Opus 58: Variations on a Scottish air * 18 Preludes * Romanc

* Sonatina

Violin

* Opus 68: Sonate

Guitar Duo

* Opus 47: Grande Potpourri über Themen von Rossini

Violin (or Flute) and guitar

* Opus 2: 3 Sonatas * Opus 3: 3 Duets * Opus 7: Trois grande sonates * Opus 16: 3 Duets * Opus 22: Trois grande sonates * Opus 29: Trois grande sonates * Opus 37: Nocturne n° 1 * Opus 38: Nocturne n° 2 * Opus 39: Nocturne n° 3 * Opus 61: 3 Duets

Guitar and Piano

* Opus 36: Nocturne n° 1 * Opus 44: Nocturne n° 2 * Opus 57: Nocturne n° 3

Trio

* Opus 4: Trois Trios, for flute, viola, and guitar * Opus 19: Trois Trios, for flute, viola, and guitar * Opus 30: Grand Trio Concertant, for flute or violin, viola, and guitar * Opus 35: Second Grand Trio Concertant, for flute or violin, viola, and guitar * Opus 45: Grand Trio, for flute, viola, and guitar

Concerto

Violinkonzert Nr. 1 * Opus 25: Violinkonzert Nr. 2 (dedicated to Kreutzer) * Opus 56: Gitarrenkonzert

Method

* Opus 24: Méthode * Opus 33: Méthode * Opus 46: Grande méthode complette pour la guitare (Paris, 1830) (OCLC: 54138738)

Bibliography

*Otto Torp: ''Instruction Book for the Spanish Guitar'', selected from the works of F. Carulli, F. Molino & M. Giuliani (New York, E. Riley

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OCLC: 28429118 *Giovanni Del Lago; Giovanni Spataro: Lettere di diversi autori che trattano di musica, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Musiksammlung (unpublished dissertation), OCLC: 12327433

External links

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Tecla editions

Sheetmusic

Rischel & Birket-Smith's Collection of guitar music1
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark

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