>> He was a opera composer, active in Vienna, originally from Naples I 
>> believe,
>> who is not known for any lute music aside from the g-minor suite in
>> question. As I recall it has an unusually low tessitura, so it might be 
>> an
>> arrangement.
>
> Dear Roman,
> that sounds very probable indeed, and the suite feels a little bit strange 
> "under
> the fingers". (But I like it.)
> Which source do you have for your knowledge?
>
> Thank you!
> BH
Trust me, even though with a name like Porcile one could easily turn out to 
be un compositore scrofettino.
There shoud be a citation in Grove.
RT 




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