Carlo Gesualdo
Italian composer
Died when: 47 years 184 days (570 months)Star Sign: Pisces
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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