Gesualdo
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Madrigals by Carlo Gesualdo stirred the passions with hair-raising chromatic surprises.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2019
Tony Gesualdo, a 30-year-old geologist exploring for gold in North Carolina, says he often works for an older man whose method "seems to be to get lost and follow his nose."
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2013
This world premiere play at Washington Ensemble Theatre by gifted Seattle native Tommy Smith dives into the murky personal lives of three famed composers — Arnold Schoenberg, Peter Tchaikovsky and the Renaissance-era Prince Carlo Gesualdo.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2010
But, after the agonised frustrations of the ENO/Punchdrunk immersive "opera", Sansom's decision to use eight madrigals by the murderous composer Carlo Gesualdo seems inspired.
From The Guardian • Oct. 20, 2010
Gesualdo was a weak man and physically timid; but here he hesitated but one instant.
From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida
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