Carlo Gesualdo
Italian prince, composer and murderer (1566–1613) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (between 8 March 1566 and 30 March 1566 – 8 September 1613) was Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza. As a composer he is known for writing madrigals and pieces of sacred music that use a chromatic language not heard again until the late 19th century. He is also known for killing his first wife and her aristocratic lover upon finding them in flagrante delicto.
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Born | (1566-03-30)30 March 1566 |
Died | 8 September 1613(1613-09-08) (aged 47) |
Works | List of compositions |
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