Carlo Gesualdo
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 412 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 30,1566 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Venosa |
| Italy | |
| Date of died | September 8,1613 |
| Died | Gesualdo |
| Italy | |
| Genres | Early Music |
| Spouse | Eleonora d'Este (1561-1637) |
| Donna Maria d'Avalos | |
| Eleonora d'Este | |
| Parents | Geronima Borromeo |
| Fabrizio II Gesualdo | |
| Fabrizio Gesualdo | |
| Uncles | Charles Borromeo |
| Federico Borromeo | |
| Job | Composer |
| Composit | Tenebrae Responsoria |
| Instruments | Lute |
| Children | Alfonsino Gesualdo |
| Place of burial | Gesù Nuovo |
| Nationality | Italian |
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| ID | 616461 |
Carlo Gesualdo Life story
Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa 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.