 The first fruits of these studies, "Il primo libro delle canzone italiane", would be published in 1574, with many subsequent volumes to follow.In November 1570 he became an instructor for Maximilian's chapel choir, and upon Maximilian's death, Emperor Rudolf II hired him as a member of his Hofkapelle.It was in the 1570s that his volumes of three-voice "Teutsche Lieder" (German songs) appeared, printed by the Gerlachs of Nuremberg; they sold very well, were reprinted several times, and were arranged in tablature by several composers.