Started in Italy (frottolas, villanescas) and France (the court madrigals, very light in character). Can provide examples, if you'd like. Did a couple, a few pages back.
EDIT: Spanish classical music at the time had little to do with external developments. The powerful and brilliant Guerrero had enough backing from the Spanish church to publish a diatribe against the Council of Trent's desire to clarify mass and motet texts by employing syllable-to-note delivery and removing much of the imitative counterpoint. The lute, which caught on in the rest of Europe, was ignored in Spain for the guitar. Spain also exported little, musically speaking. The main exchange occurred later in the 17th century with the spread of Spanish control in the Italian States, and then it was almost all one way: Spanish monarchs sought to impose Italian tastes (especially that of Naples) on Spain. Jose de Nebra, in the 18th century, had to contend with this, balancing Ferdinand VI's love of the music of Alessandro Scarlatti, Leo, Vinci, and Galuppi, with the public's preference for a more indigenous folk style.
But I digress. Sorry about that.
Sorry? Please. That explanation was awesome! Thanks
