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
The production is described as a contemporary fantasia on 17th-century Italian music and theater, combining new arrangements of Monteverdi and Gesualdo with several modern scores.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2014
The man has trouble with the GPS and radio, often pressing the wrong buttons, so he has taken to wearing bright orange, "so we don't lose him" says Mr. Gesualdo.
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
"You are not always prudent, my daughter," said Gesualdo, with a faint smile.
From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida
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