When Abbate returned to Italy in 1632, he published his treatise, Regulae contrapuncti excerptae ex operibus Zerlini et aliorum ad breviorem tyronum instructionem accommodate, which was intended to be used as a textbook for his seminarians.
Po svém návratu do Itálie v roce 1632 Abbate vydal tiskem své pojednání Regulae contrapuncti excerptae ex operibus Zerlini et aliorum ad breviorem tyronum instructionem accommodate, které bylo zamýšleno jako učebnice pro jeho žáky.