Francesco Molino

Francesco Molino (also known as François Molino) (4 June 1775 – 1847) was an Italian guitarist, violinist, and composer.

Biography

Molino was born in Ivrea near Turin. He often travelled to Spain to give concerts. He was orchestral conductor during 1796-97. In 1820 he settled in Paris, 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 flute and viola. 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 13: 2 Fantaisies
• Opus 13: 3 Rondos
• Opus 17: Grande Ouverture
• Opus 44: Nocturne
• Opus 57: Nocturne
• Opus 47: Grande Potpourri über Themen von Rossini
• Opus 68: Sonate
• Romance
• Sonatina

Violin (or Flute) and guitar

• Opus 3: Duetto n° 2
• Opus 7: Sonata n° 2
• Opus 16: Tre Duetti
• Opus 37: Notturni n° 1
• Opus 38: Notturni n° 2, Notturni n° 3
• Opus 61: Tre Duetti

Guitar and Piano

• Opus 36: Premier Nocturne (guitar and piano)
• Opus 44: Second Nocturne (guitar and piano)

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Violin and piano

• Opus 68: Violinsonate

Trio

• Opus 4: 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.

Concerto

Violinkonzert Nr. 1

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

Method

• Opus 36: 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 [18--]) OCLC: 28429118
• Giovanni Del Lago; Giovanni Spataro: Lettere di diversi autori che trattano di musica, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Musiksammlung (unpublished dissertation), OCLC: 12327433

External links

• Free scores by Francesco Molino at the International Music Score Library Project
• Tecla editions

Sheetmusic

• Rischel & Birket-Smith's Collection of guitar music 1 Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark
• Boije Collection The Music Library of Sweden