Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa

Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1566 (Venosa), Died September 8, 1613 (Gesualdo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Brunswick	XE25897-XE25898	12-in.	1/7/1928	Io tacerò	Raffaele Casimiro Casimiri ; Roman Poliphonic Society	Male vocal chorus	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gesualdo da Venosa, Carlo," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102545.

Gesualdo da Venosa, Carlo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102545.

"Gesualdo da Venosa, Carlo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.