Nicolas Hotman
(before 1614 – 1663)
Airs
28 Suite Movements for Viola da Gamba
Editor: Silke Strauf, publication date: 2026-01, source: A-Et Goëss and other manuscripts
Order information
| G438 | Nicolas Hotman, Airs, VdG/VdG+B, Score with Introduction, 28 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-438-1 | 16.80 € |
Description
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. Like the works of his colleague
Dietrich Stöeffken
G437 Hotman’s
pieces are written for solo 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. They are mainly
notated in tablature in the sources, but have been transcribed into
modern musical notation for this edition. In her introduction, editor
Silke Strauf provides detailed information about these pieces and
their sources. As with Stöeffken, the music has a calm, contemplative
character, and the overall level of difficulty is moderate.
Errata / Addenda
[16.02.2026] 28 Gigue
G438, page 20, title [IS '28
Sarabande', SHOULD BE '28 Gigue'].
