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Carlo Gesualdo
Italian prince, composer and murderer (1566–1613)
Carlo Gesualdo | |
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Portrait of Gesualdo, 16th century | |
| Born | (1566-03-30)30 March 1566 |
| Died | 8 September 1613(1613-09-08) (aged 47) |
| Works | List of compositions |
Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (between 8 March 1566 and 30 March 1566 – 8 September 1613) was an Italian nobleman and composer.
Though both the Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, he is better 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.
Biography
Early life
Gesualdo's family had acquired the principality of Venosa, in what is now the Province of Potenza, Southern Italy, in 1560.[citation needed] He was probably born on March 30, 1566, three years after his older brother, Luigi, though some sources have stated that he was b