From the publisher: “for viola da gamba solo, edited as first editin by Silke Strauf. Nicolas Hotman is considered the founder of the French viola da gamba school in the 17th century and, according to Jean Rousseau, was the teacher of Saint-Colombe and Demachy. He was regarded as a virtuoso on both the lute and the viola da gamba. The pieces in this edition are taken from manuscripts in Paris, Oxford, Kassel, and Ebenthal (Goëss) and are published here for the first time. As with Stöeffken (G437), the music has a calm, contemplative character, and the overall level of difficulty is moderate.”