Along with the six solo partitas, it was an important forerunner of Johann Sebastian Bach's celebrated Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin. These were started during Bach's Weimar years and finished some 24 years after the earliest known print of Westhoff's partitas; the musical characteristics seem to show that Bach's work was at least conceptually indebted to Westhoff's.
Westhoff's six solo partitas served as a crucial stepping stone in the evolution of Johann Sebastian Bach's renowned Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin. These pieces, which began during Bach's Weimar years and were completed roughly 24 years after the earliest known print of Westhoff's work, demonstrate that Bach was likely influenced by Westhoff's musical style.