 Composers such as Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Lodovico Agostini, and later Carlo Gesualdo, represented the avant-garde tendency of the composers there, writing for gifted virtuoso performers, including the famous "concerto di donne" — the three virtuoso female singers Laura Peverara, Anna Guarini, and Livia d'Arco.Vincenzo Galilei praised the work of Luzzaschi, and Girolamo Frescobaldi studied with him.The city was much affected by the 1570 Ferrara earthquake.