Carlo Gesualdo II

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf painting
gptkbp:associated_with Madrigalism
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Gesualdo,_Italy
gptkbp:born March 8, 1566
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_San_Giovanni_Battista
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Claudio_Monteverdi
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on 20th-century music
gptkbp:died September 8, 1613
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Padua
gptkbp:family gptkb:House_of_Gesualdo
gptkbp:famous_for Emotional expression in music
gptkbp:famousQuote "Music is the most perfect of the arts."
gptkbp:genre Renaissance_music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carlo Gesualdo II
gptkbp:influence Avant-garde music
gptkbp:influenced Modern composers
Film and theater music
gptkbp:influencedBy Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
gptkbp:inspiration Literature and art
gptkbp:instrument Voice
gptkbp:is_a_member_of Art and music
gptkbp:knownFor Madrigals
gptkbp:legacy Innovative harmonic language
gptkbp:nationality Italian
gptkbp:nobleFamily Prince of Venosa
gptkbp:notable_alumni None known
gptkbp:notableFeature Instrumental music
Psalms
Sonatas
Liturgical music
Chansons
Vocal ensembles
Choral works
Secular songs
Vocal polyphony
Sacred choral music
Lamentations for Holy Week
Madrigals for five voices
Madrigals for six voices
Polyphonic works
Sacred motets
Motets_for_various_voices
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Tenebrae_Responsories
gptkbp:performance Performed in various festivals
gptkbp:period Late Renaissance
gptkbp:recordings Numerous modern recordings
gptkbp:reputation Controversial figure
gptkbp:research Subject of musicological studies
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maria_d'Avalos
gptkbp:style Chromaticism
gptkbp:works Sacred music
Secular music