>> Dear Collective Wisdom, >> A 1694 collection of violin+continuo sonatas by Johann Paul von Westhoff >> contains a movement entitled IMITAZIONE DEL LIUTO (as the 3rd movement of >> the 2nd sonata in d-moll, in the collection). >> The said piece bears (more than) striking resemblance to SLWeiss' Gigue >> from >> the Sonata #7. > > all I know is that according to MGG, J. Paul von Westhoff's 1694 > compositions rest on the heritage of Carlo Farina. Perhaps there's a > common treasure to von Westhoff and Weiss? I doubt it. The JPvW sonatas sound not at all like Farina's. They are quite modern for 1694. The theme of the Imtatio is identical to SLW's Gigue. There are differences in the developments. The only possibility is that both pieces recall an earlier French item. The question is what might it have been. RT
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