The style was first developed by a foreigner, Adrian Willaert, and was continued by Italian organists and composers: Andrea Gabrieli, his nephew Giovanni Gabrieli, and Claudio Monteverdi.
Stil je prvi razvio stranac Adrian Willaert, a nastavili su talijanski orguljaši i skladatelji: Andrea Gabrielli i njegov nećak Giovanni Gabrieli te Claudio Monteverdi.