#Onthisday 1560 Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian Prince of Venosa and composer, born in Venosa, Italy (d. 1613) Gesualdo da Venosa, an impressive genius who composed madrigals using very modern chords and harmonic modulations! Here in a madrigal excerpt from an interessing documentary "Death for Five Voices" signed Werner Herzog Get the Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices - a film by Werner Herzog Carlo Gesualdo (Actor), Il Complesso Barocco (Actor), Werner Herzog (Director) Format: DVD here: https://amz

Carlo Gesualdo, prince of Venosa, remains one of the most hauntingly original voices of the late Renaissance. His madrigals—filled with wild chromaticism, jarring dissonance, and emotional extremes—still feel strikingly modern over 400 years later. This 2012 clip from the Rose Studio features the Escher String Quartet performing “Se la mia morte brami” from Gesualdo’s final book of madrigals (1611), arranged by composer François Lapointe. Hear the Escher Quartet once again on Tuesday, February 1

History of Naples - Carlo Gesualdo - O dolorosa gioia - Madrigali, Libro quinto, 1611 La Compagnia del Madrigale Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa, a late Renaissance composer and nobleman, had strong ties to Naples both culturally and politically. Born into the aristocracy in 1566, Gesualdo was part of one of the most powerful families in the Kingdom of Naples. Though he is most famously associated with the town of Venosa (from which he takes his title), his musical education, courtly connections, and m

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