By the end of the 1570s he was well-connected with the composers of the Venetian school (for example Claudio Merulo and Giovanni Gabrieli) since he collaborated with them in writing a sestina for a ducal marriage.
Cara finais da década de 1570, estableceu contacto con compositores da Escola veneciana (por exemplo Claudio Merulo e Giovanni Gabrieli), a partir da súa colaboración con eles na elaboración dunha sestina para o casamento dun duque.