Litania in D Nokki dubious 11

Wanhal ?
Nokki dubious 11
Weinmann deest

Attribution: Dubious Authenticity

This work survives in a single copy attributed to Wanhal, and is not known under other names. However, the key scheme and the alla breve style of the Virgo Prudentissima are atypical of Wanhal. It is possible that the surviving work contains some movements by Wanhal that have been intermigled with movements by other composers. In this case, the Kyrie, Sancta Maria and Agnus Dei (despite its brevity) are perhaps the best candidates.

The inclusion of two violas, which was something of a Viennese fad in the mid-1770s, would speak in favour of an attribution to Wanhal. However, these along with the Basso are written on a different type of paper than the other parts, and may well be a local adaptation. This is suggested, for instance, by the fact that the two parts merely double the bass throughout the Agnus Dei, and only diverge into an octave for the final note. Whereas flute parts often originated as oboe parts when encountered in Wanhal's sacred works, this is precluded by the range of these parts. Flutes are not found in any other litany by Wanhal, and this speaks against an attribution to him.

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