Johann Melchior Molter

Johann Melchior Molter was a German Baroque composer and violinist, born in Tiefenort in 1696, who began his career in German court orchestras and held posts in cities such as Karlsruhe and Eisenach. He composed concertos, sinfonias and chamber works characterised by virtuosic violin writing and early brass concertos, contributing to the development of the German instrumental repertoire and the practices of court music in the first half of the 18th century.