Charamela Real Sonata no 1

The Charamela Real sontatas survive in a set of part books in the Royal Coach Museum in Lisbon, Portugal along with the silver cast trumpets and royal banners that hung from the tubing. The collection is the only one that survives in Europe for the material that was performed by large ensembles employed by royal and aristocratic families in the 18th century. The Lisbon collection includes over 50 sonatas that range from only 5 trumpets with timpani up to four choirs of performers with each choir consisting of 5 trumpets and timpani.