He had a liking for extreme low voice ranges, descending sometimes to C or even the subterranean B flat below the bass staff; he employed more chromaticism than most of his contemporaries; and much of his work is rich in dissonance.
Tiña gusto polos rangos de voz extremadamente baixos, descendendo ás veces ata C ou mesmo a B; tamén empregou máis cromatismo que a maioría dos seus contemporáneos, e grande parte do seu traballo é rica en disonancia.