Alessandro Gesualdo II

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Noble
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Duke_of_Ferrara
music composition
sacred and secular music
murder ballads
Renaissance_court_culture
gptkbp:burialPlace Church of San Domenico Maggiore
gptkbp:children none
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Palestrina
gptkbp:culturalContribution sacred music
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Renaissance
gptkbp:culturalImpact music theory
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Renaissance_music
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Naples
gptkbp:diedIn 1613
gptkbp:family gptkb:House_of_Gesualdo
gptkbp:famousFor chromaticism in music
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Italian_nobility
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Italian_Renaissance
gptkbp:historicalRole noble patron of the arts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance complexity in music composition
murder and music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alessandro Gesualdo II
gptkbp:influenced chamber music
choral music
experimental music
film music
20th-century composers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Josquin_des_Prez
gptkbp:influenceOn avant-garde music
modern composers
gptkbp:inspiredBy Italian_madrigalists
gptkbp:is_a_member_of musicians
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Gesualdo
emotional depth in music
murder of his wife
dramatic contrasts in music
gptkbp:legacy complex vocal music
gptkbp:musicStyle polyphonic
gptkbp:notableEvent innovative harmonic language
execution of his wife's lover
gptkbp:notableWork Sacred music
Madrigals
gptkbp:occupation composer
gptkbp:patronage art and music
gptkbp:reign 16th century
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maria_d'Avalos
gptkbp:title Prince of Venosa
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn gptkb:Italy