Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa
Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (between 8 March 1566 and 30 March 1566 – 8 September 1613) was an Italian nobleman, composer, and murderer. Though both the Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, he is better 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 Venosa (Italian comune), Died September 8, 1613 (Gesualdo (Italian comune) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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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 December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102545.
Gesualdo da Venosa, Carlo. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102545.
"Gesualdo da Venosa, Carlo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.
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External Sources
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Gesualdo, Carlo, principe di Venosa, approximately 1560-1613 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79110488
Wikidata: Carlo Gesualdo - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q192958
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/102315314
MusicBrainz: Carlo Gesualdo - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c6c6f154-b3b8-4f82-a500-589373f41556
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/43210 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/43210
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