Carlo Gesualdo

:This article is about the composer; for the Italian town see Gesualdo (town).

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Carlo Gesualdo (?March 8, ?1566 – September 8, 1613), Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was an Italian composer, lutenist, nobleman, and notorious murderer of the late Renaissance. He is famous for his intensely expressive madrigals, which use a chromatic language not heard again until the 19th century; and he is also famous for committing what are possibly the most famous murders in musical history.

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March 8 - 1566 - September 8 - 1613 - Venosa - Conza - Italian - Lutenist - Renaissance - Madrigal - Chromatic - 19th century

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