Johann Melchior Molter

String ensemble

Secular cantatas

Symphonies concertantes

Trumpet Concerto in D major, MWV 6.32 Clarinet Concerto in A major, MWV 6.41 Clarinet Concerto in G major, MWV 6.40 6 Duets, Mus. Hs.404-409 Clarinet Concerto in D major, MWV 6.36 Flute Sonata in A major, MWV 11.11 Concertino for 2 Flutes in B-flat major, MWV 10.34 Concerto for 2 Trumpets in D major, MWV 6.27 Concertino for 4 Flutes in A major, MWV 8.20 Trumpet Concerto in D major, MWV 6.34 6 Duets, Mus. Hs.398-403 Sonata à quadro in F major, MWV 9.20 Concertino for Flute, Violin and Viola in G major, MWV 9.17 Abbandona il caro nido, MWV 2.22 Cello Concerto in C major, MWV 6.7 Clarinet Concerto in D major, MWV 6.38 Sonata à quadro in E minor, MWV 9.19 Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, MWV 6.35 Concertino for 2 Chalumeaux and 2 Horns in F major, MWV 8.9 Clarinet Concerto in D major, MWV 6.37 Clarinet Concerto in D major, MWV 6.39 Horn Concerto in D major, MWV 6.35 Concertino for 2 Flutes in A major, MWV 10.33 Concertino for 2 Flutes and 2 Horns in D major, MWV 8.10 Oboe Concerto in A minor, MWV 6.19 Flute Sonata in A major, MWV 11.12 Oboe Concerto in G minor, MWV 6.22 Trumpet Concerto in D major, MWV 6.33 Concertino for 2 Flutes in D major, MWV 10.30 Concertino for Flute and 2 Violas da gamba in C major, MWV 9.25 Concertino for Flute and 2 Violas da gamba in E minor, MWV 9.24 Concerto for 2 Trumpets in D major, MWV 6.28 Concerto for 2 Trumpets in D major, MWV 6.30 Concertino for Viola da gamba, Violin and Viola in A major, MWV 9.15 Concertino for Harpsichord, Violin and Viola in E minor, MWV 9.30 Oboe Concerto in E-flat major, MWV 6.21 Concerto for Flute d'amore in B-flat major, MWV 6.14 Concertino for Viola da gamba, Violin and Viola in G major, MWV 9.13 Sinfonia concertante in D major, MWV 8.1 Concerto for 2 Trumpets in D major, MWV 6.31 Trio Sonata in G major, MWV 10.8 Concertino for 2 Flutes in C major, MWV 10.29 Concerto for 2 Flutes and 2 Horns in D major, MWV 5.16 Concertino for 2 Flutes and 2 Horns in D major, MWV 8.11 Concertino for Harpsichord and 2 Violins in G major, MWV 9.27 Concertino for 2 Flutes in G major, MWV 10.32 Concertino for Flute and 2 Violas da gamba in G major, MWV 9.22 Concertino for Harpsichord and 2 Violins in B-flat major, MWV 9.29 Ouverture in C minor, MWV 3.9 Concerto for 2 Trumpets in D major, MWV 6.29 Oboe Concerto in B-flat major, MWV 6.23 Concertino for 2 Flutes in E-flat major, MWV 10.31 Oboe Concerto in C minor, MWV 6.20 6 Duets, Mus. Hs.410-415 6 Duets, Mus. Hs.416-421 Trio Sonata in A major, MWV 10.11 Flute Concerto in A major, MWV 6.13 Flute Concerto in G major, MWV 6.15 Sinfonia concertante in D major, MWV 8.2 Harpsichord Concerto in G major, MWV 6.42 Flute Sonata in G minor, MWV 11.13 Wedding Cantata, MWV 2.16 Concerto for 2 Flutes in A major, MWV 5.20 Trio Sonata in B-flat major, MWV 10.10 Flute Concerto in G major, MWV 6.16 Flute Concerto in B minor, MWV 6.11 Trio Sonata in A major, MWV 10.1 Sonata à quadro in A major, MWV 9.3 Trio Sonata in B minor, MWV 10.19 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 8.3 Concertino for 2 Flutes and 2 Horns in D major, MWV 8.12 Trio Sonata in G minor, MWV 10.18 Sonata à quadro in F major, MWV 9.21/9.7 Ouverture in A major, MWV 3.6 Flute Concerto in E minor, MWV 6.10 Concertino for 2 Flutes and 2 Horns in D major, MWV 8.15 Concerto for 2 Flutes and 2 Horns in G major, MWV 5.19 Sonata à quadro in D major, MWV 9.10/9.14/9.6 Ouverture in E minor, MWV 3.1 Trio Sonata in E-flat major, MWV 10.36 Trio Sonata in F major, MWV 10.37 Concertino for 2 Chalumeaux and 2 Horns in C major, MWV 8.8 Ouverture in G major, MWV 3.2 Sonata grossa in D major, MWV 4.5 Sonata à quadro in G major, MWV 9.8 Flute Concerto in D major, MWV 6.12 L'augellin tra verdi fronde, MWV 2.23 Concertino for 2 Flutes and 2 Horns in D major, MWV 8.14 Concertino for 2 Flutes and 2 Horns in D major, MWV 8.13 Ouverture in C major, MWV 3.8 Flute Concerto in A major, MWV 6.18 Flute Concerto in D major, MWV 6.17 Ouverture in A minor, MWV 3.3 Concerto for 2 Flutes and 2 Horns in D major, MWV 5.17 Sonata à quadro in B-flat major, MWV 9.16 Trio Sonata in A major, MWV 10.2 Sonata in E minor, MWV 7.3 Sonata à quadro in C major, MWV 4.2 Sinfonia in C major, MWV 7.84 Sinfonia in A major, MWV 7.95 Sonata à quadro in D major, MWV 9.1 Sonata à quadro in B-flat major, MWV 9.4 Sonata grossa in A major, MWV 4.13 La lodoletta che il sole adora, MWV 2.33 Violin Concerto in B-flat major, MWV 6.5 Care erbette amiche piante, MWV 2.25 Sinfonia in F major, MWV 7.14 Ouverture in B-flat major, MWV 3.7 Ouverture in G major, MWV 3.5 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 7.7 Violin Concerto in F major, MWV 6.4 Ouverture in F major, MWV 3.13 Sento, MWV 2.37 Willkomm' mein Prinz, MWV 2.13 Ouverture in A major, MWV 3.11 Sonata grossa in C minor, MWV 4.7 In petto ho un certo affanno, MWV 2.26 Sinfonia in C major, MWV 7.129 Sonata à quadro in G major, MWV 9.2 Sonata grossa in F major, MWV 4.10 Sonata grossa in B minor, MWV 4.15 Il vostro rigore è un arte, MWV 2.28 Sinfonia in A major, MWV 7.107 Sinfonia in C major, MWV 7.111 Violin Concerto in E-flat major, MWV 6.3 Sinfonia in C major, MWV 7.85 L'aure grate il fresco rio, MWV 2.24 Sonata grossa in G minor, MWV 4.12 Scherzt und lacht vergnügte Sinnen, MWV 2.7 Pensa ben mio chi sei, MWV 2.34 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 7.65 Sinfonia in A major, MWV 7.116 Ouverture in F major, MWV 3.14 Sinfonia in A major, MWV 7.96 Sinfonia in C major, MWV 7.86 Sonata à quadro in E minor, MWV 4.4 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 7.69 Sonata grossa in C major, MWV 4.6 Sinfonia in F major, MWV 7.66 Sinfonia in C major, MWV 7.88 Sinfonia in C major, MWV 7.119 Sinfonia in G major, MWV 7.167 Sonata grossa in D minor, MWV 4.8 Sonata à quadro in E minor, MWV 9.5 Ouverture in B-flat major, MWV 3.12 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 7.64 Sinfonia in G major, MWV 7.82 Ouverture in E-flat major, MWV 3.10 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 7.112 Sonata grossa in D major, MWV 4.20 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 7.128 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 7.71 Sonata grossa in F major, MWV 4.17 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 7.67 Sinfonia in G major, MWV 7.108 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 7.73 Sonata grossa in E minor, MWV 4.9 Sinfonia in G major, MWV 7.106 Sonata grossa in E-flat major, MWV 4.16 Sinfonia in G major, MWV 7.93 Sonata grossa in A major, MWV 4.18 Sinfonia in G major, MWV 7.115 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 7.91 Sinfonia in G major, MWV 7.94 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 7.160 Sonata grossa in B-flat major, MWV 4.14 Sinfonia in D major, MWV 7.90 Sinfonia in G major, MWV 7.165 Sinfonia in G major, MWV 7.114 6 Violin Sonatas, Op.1 Concerto in D major, MWV 6.43 In Jesu Heilig' und Geliebte, MWV 1.6 Ouverture in F major, MWV 3.4 Trio Sonata in D major, MWV 10.17 Viola da gamba Concerto in F major, MWV 9.11

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.