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

Biography
Molino was born in Ivrea near Turin. He often travelled to Spain to give concerts. In 1820 he settled in Paris, where he lived out 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.

Selected works
Solo guitar

• Romance
• Sonatina
• Sonate Op. 6. Nr. 2
• Grande Ouverture op.17
• Nocturne Op.36
• Nocturne Op.44
• Nocturne Op.57
• Grande Potpourri über Themen von Rossini op. 47
• Sonate op. 68

Violin (or Flute) and guitar

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

Quartet

Grand Trio Concertant, op. 30, for flute or violin, viola, and guitar

Concerto

• Gitarrenkonzert op. 56
• Violinkonzert Nr. 2 op. 25
• Violinsonate op. 68

Method

Grande méthode complette pour la guitare... Op. 46. par Francesco Molino Type : Français : Livre Livre Éditeur : Paris : L'Auteur, OCLC: 54138738

Bibliography

• Otto Torp: Instruction book for the Spanish guitar; selected from the works of F. Carulli, F. Molino, & M. Guiliane. Type : Anglais : Livre Livre Éditeur : New York, E. Riley OCLC: 28429118
• Giovanni Del Lago; Giovanni Spataro: Lettere di diversi autori che trattano di musica, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Musiksammlung. Type : Italien : Livre Livre Thèse/dissertation/manuscrit Éditeur : 1774. OCLC: 12327433

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