Carlo Gesualdo

Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa was Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza. As a composer he is known for writing intensely expressive madrigals and pieces of sacred music that use a chromatic language not heard again until the late 19th century. The best known fact of his life is his gruesome killing of his first wife and her aristocratic lover upon finding them in flagrante delicto. The fascination for his extraordinary music and for his shocking acts have gone hand in hand.

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General Info

Male

Birth Place

Italy, Basilicata

Date of Death

September 8th, 1613

Died Aged

-356

Star Sign

Pisces

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