Editing Sackbut (section)

====Chamber music====
In the 17th century, a considerable repertoire of [[chamber music]] using sackbut with various combinations of violins, cornetts and [[dulcian]]s, often with [[Basso continuo|continuo]], appeared. Composers included [[Dario Castello]], [[Giovanni Battista Fontana (composer)|Giovanni Battista Fontana]], [[Giovanni Paolo Cima]], [[Andrea Cima]], [[Johann Heinrich Schmelzer]] and [[Matthias Weckmann]].

[[Antonio Bertali]] wrote several trio sonatas for 2 violins, trombone and bass continuo in the mid-17th century. One such ''Sonata a 3'' is freely available in facsimile form from the Düben Collection website hosted by [[Uppsala universitet]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.musik.uu.se/duben/presentationSource.php?Select_Dnr=2075 |title=Bertali, Sonata a 3, Düben Collection |access-date=10 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103214405/http://www.musik.uu.se/duben/presentationSource.php?Select_Dnr=2075 |archive-date=3 January 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> A "Sonata a3 in C" is published by Musica Rara and attributed to Biber, although the authorship is unclear and it is more likely to have been written by Bertali.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Virtuoso in the Making – Biber |first=Kati |last=Debretzeni |date=2002 |others=Ricordo |url=http://www.linnrecords.com/recording-virtuoso-in-the-making---biber-hdcd.aspx |type=CD liner notes |publisher=[[Linn Records]] |id=CKD195 |location=Glasgow |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224035423/http://www.linnrecords.com/recording-virtuoso-in-the-making---biber-hdcd.aspx |archive-date=24 February 2007}}</ref>

[[Dario Castello]], a wind player at St. Mark's Venice in the early 17th century had two books of ''Sonate Concertate'' published in 1621 and 1629. The sonatas of 1-4 parts with bass continuo often specify trombones, as well as cornett, violin and bassoon. The numerous reprints during the 17th century affirm his popularity then, as perhaps now.

[[Giuseppe Scarani]] joined St. Mark's Venice in 1629 as a singer and in the following year published ''Sonate concertate'', a volume of works for 2 or 3 (unspecified) instruments (and b.c.). The title has been suggested was chosen to try and capture some of Castello's success.<ref name="Selfridge-Field"/>

[[Tiburtio Massaino]] wrote a Canzona for eight trombones, published in Raverio's 1608 collection.

[[Johann Heinrich Schmelzer]] wrote several sonatas that included trombones—such as his ''Sonata à 7'' for two cornetts, two trumpets, three trombones, and basso continuo.

[[Daniel Speer]] published a four-part sonata in ''Neu-gebachene Taffel-Schnitz'' (1685). In 1687, Speer published the first written instruction in sackbut (and several other instruments) playing: ''Grund-richtiger/kurtz/leicht und noethiger Unterricht der Musicalischen Kunst''. The second edition in 1697 provides two three part sonatas for trombones.

An English work of note from this period is [[Matthew Locke (composer)|Matthew Locke]]'s ''Music for His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts'', a suite for Charles II's coronation 1661.<ref>Herbert (2006), p.&nbsp;98.</ref>