Composers Adrian Denss (1594), Robert Dowland (1610), Georg Leopold Fuhrmann (1615), Jean-Baptiste Besard (1617), Wolfgang Printz (1690) and Ernst Gottlieb Baron (1727) mention him as a leading composer for lute.
Adrian Denss, Robert Dowland, Georg Leopold Fuhrmann, Jean-Baptiste Besard, Wolfgang Printz, and Ernst Gottlieb Baron, who were prominent composers of their time, acknowledged him as a leading figure in composing music for the lute.