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Carlo Gesualdo

Italian composer

Died when: 47 years 184 days (570 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

Carlo Gesualdo

Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c. 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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