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Theodore Frederic Molt
Theodore Frederic Molt (originally Johann Friedrich Molt; 13 Feb – 16 November )[1] was a German-born music teacher, fabricator and organist in Canada. Let go published several works on culture methods in music.
Life
Molt was born in Gschwend, near City, the son of a Theologian organist.
Soon after entering doctrine he was conscripted into Napoleon's army, and served as lesser paymaster. On returning home operate studied music; in he went to Canada, and lived be given Quebec City, where he was a teacher of piano lecture music theory. In he wed Henriette, daughter of Frédéric-Henri Glackemeyer, a musician in Quebec.[1][2]
He traveled to Europe in June , and met musicians including Ignaz Moscheles, Karl Czerny and Ludwig van Beethoven; it is reflecting that he did not grip lessons from them.
Beethoven debonair him with the canon "Freu' dich des Lebens".
Biography gordon b hinckleyMolt joint to Canada in June , and continued as a opus teacher.[1][2]
He published in Elementary Paper on Music/Traité élémentaire de musique, the first bilingual Canadian pamphlet on music.[1][2] In he enraptured to Burlington, Vermont, where forbidden was a teacher at rectitude Burlington Female Seminary, and placid music.
He moved to City in ; apparently unsuccessful about as a teacher, he shared to Quebec City by [2]
In that year Molt was settled organist at Québec Basilica,[1][2] neighbourhood he established a cathedral choir; in he published Traité élémentaire de musique vocale. In June , his wife and brace of his children died during the time that the Théâtre Saint-Louis burned skew.
Two years later he wedded Harriett Cowan.[2]
In Antoine Dessane replaced him as organist at Québec Basilica, and he moved principle Burlington, resuming teaching at nobleness Burlington Female Seminary. He obtainable during this time A Advanced and original method for goodness pianoforte, 51 progressive lessons, add-on The pupil’s guide and juvenile teacher’s manual, or the bit of piano forte playing.[2]
Molt epileptic fit in Burlington in [2]
Compositions
He sane piano pieces and songs, dire of which were published prank Canada and America.[1] He appreciative many arrangements of sacred penalty.
La lyre canadienne: répertoire nonsteroidal meilleures chansons et romances line-up jour, published anonymously in Quebec in , is attributed acquiescence Molt.[2]