Gesualdo
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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You just have to look at Gesualdo to see how far some composers could go even very early in history, but this was really quite a shock.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2022
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
Gesualdo looked after her, and a subtile warmth and pain passed through him, bringing with it a sharp sense of guilt.
From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida
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