Johann Paul von Westhoff

German composer

Johann Paul von Westhoff (1656 – buried 17 April 1705) was a German Baroque composer and violinist. One of the most important exponents of the Dresden violin school, he was among the highest ranked violinists of his day, and composed some of the earliest known music for solo violin. He worked as musician and composer as a member of Dresden's Hofkapelle (1674–1697) and at the Weimar court (1699–1705), and was also active as a teacher of contemporary languages.

Westhoff's surviving music comprises seven works for violin and basso continuo and seven for solo violin, all published during his lifetime. More works, particularly a 1682 collection of solo violin music, are currently considered lost. His work, together with that of Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber and Johann Jakob Walther, greatly influenced the subsequent generation of German violinists, and the six partitas for solo violin inspired Johann Sebastian Bach's famous violin sonatas and partitas.

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Works

6 Suites for Solo Violin
6 Violin Sonatas
Imitatione del liuto (from Sonate a Violino solo, Sonate II)
Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major “La Guerra”
Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major “La Guerra”: I. Adagio con una dolce maniera. Allegro
Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major “La Guerra”: II. Tremulo adagio
Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major “La Guerra”: III. Allegro overo un poco presto
Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major “La Guerra”: IV. Adagio
Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major “La Guerra”: V. Aria adagio assai
Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major “La Guerra”: VI. La guerra cosi nominata di sua Maesta
Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major “La Guerra”: VII. Aria tutto adagio
Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major “La Guerra”: VIII. Vivace. Gigue
Sonata in A major “La Guerra”
Sonata in A major “La Guerra”: La guerra nominate di sua maestà
Sonata »La guerra« A-dur: Adagio
Sonata »La guerra« A-dur: Adagio con una dolce maniera – Allegro
Sonata »La guerra« A-dur: Allegro ovvero un poco presto
Sonata »La guerra« A-dur: Aria (tutto Adagio)
Sonata »La guerra« A-dur: Aria. (Adagio assai)
Sonata »La guerra« A-dur: Gigue
Sonata »La guerra« A-dur: La Guerra cosí nominata di sua maestà
Sonata »La guerra« A-dur: Tremulo Adagio
Sonata »La guerra« A-dur: Vivace
Suite for Solo Violin no. 1 in A minor
Suite for Solo Violin no. 1 in A minor: I. Allemande
Suite for Solo Violin no. 1 in A minor: II. Courante
Suite for Solo Violin no. 1 in A minor: III. Sarabande
Suite for Solo Violin no. 1 in A minor: IV. Gigue
Suite for Solo Violin no. 2 in A major
Suite for Solo Violin no. 2 in A major: I. Allemande
Suite for Solo Violin no. 2 in A major: II. Courante
Suite for Solo Violin no. 2 in A major: III. Sarabande
Suite for Solo Violin no. 2 in A major: IV. Gigue
Suite for Solo Violin no. 3 in B major
Suite for Solo Violin no. 3 in B major: I. Allemande
Suite for Solo Violin no. 3 in B major: II. Courante
Suite for Solo Violin no. 3 in B major: III. Sarabande
Suite for Solo Violin no. 3 in B major: IV. Gigue
Suite for Solo Violin no. 4 in C major
Suite for Solo Violin no. 4 in C major: I. Allemande
Suite for Solo Violin no. 4 in C major: II. Courante
Suite for Solo Violin no. 4 in C major: III. Sarbande
Suite for Solo Violin no. 4 in C major: IV. Gigue
Suite for Solo Violin no. 5 in D minor
Suite for Solo Violin no. 5 in D minor: I. Allemande
Suite for Solo Violin no. 5 in D minor: II. Courante
Suite for Solo Violin no. 5 in D minor: III. Sarabande
Suite for Solo Violin no. 5 in D minor: IV. Gigue
Suite for Solo Violin no. 6 in D major
Suite for Solo Violin no. 6 in D major: I. Allemande
Suite for Solo Violin no. 6 in D major: II. Courante
Suite for Solo Violin no. 6 in D major: III. Sarabande
Suite for Solo Violin no. 6 in D major: IV. Gigue
Suite for Solo Violin without Bass in A major
Suite for Solo Violin without Bass in A major: I. Prelude
Suite for Solo Violin without Bass in A major: II. Allemande
Suite for Solo Violin without Bass in A major: III. Courante
Suite for Solo Violin without Bass in A major: IV. Sarabande
Suite for Solo Violin without Bass in A major: V. Gigue
Violin Sonata no. 1 in A minor
Violin Sonata no. 1 in A minor: I. Allegro – Adagio
Violin Sonata no. 1 in A minor: II. Allegro
Violin Sonata no. 1 in A minor: III. Adagio – Allegro
Violin Sonata no. 1 in A minor: IV. Aria. Adagio
Violin Sonata no. 1 in A minor: V. Allegro
Violin Sonata no. 2 in A minor
Violin Sonata no. 2 in A minor: I. Largo
Violin Sonata no. 2 in A minor: II. Presto
Violin Sonata no. 2 in A minor: III. Imitatione del liuto
Violin Sonata no. 2 in A minor: IV. Aria. Grave
Violin Sonata no. 2 in A minor: V. Finale
Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor
Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor: I. Grave
Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor: II. Largo
Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor: III. Imitatione delle Campane
Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor: IV. Adagio
Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor: V. Allegro
Violin Sonata no. 4 in D minor
Violin Sonata no. 4 in D minor: I. Aria. Largo
Violin Sonata no. 4 in D minor: II. Allegro
Violin Sonata no. 4 in D minor: III. Aria. Andante
Violin Sonata no. 4 in D minor: IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata no. 4 in D minor: V. Arioso
Violin Sonata no. 5 in G minor
Violin Sonata no. 5 in G minor: I. Aria. Adagio
Violin Sonata no. 5 in G minor: II. Allegro
Violin Sonata no. 5 in G minor: III. Adagio
Violin Sonata no. 5 in G minor: IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata no. 5 in G minor: V. Aria. Andante
Violin Sonata no. 5 in G minor: VI. Allegro
Violin Sonata no. 6 in G minor
Violin Sonata no. 6 in G minor: I. Aria. Adagio
Violin Sonata no. 6 in G minor: II. Allegro
Violin Sonata no. 6 in G minor: III. Aria. Largo
Violin Sonata no. 6 in G minor: IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata no. 6 in G minor: V. Largo