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| Carlo Gesualdo |
Italy's Gesualdo divides opinion like strawberry or vanilla
He murdered his wife and her lover for adultery
In 1590, the late sixteenth century
Born with a talent recognised by the state
His crime went unpunished which sealed his fate
Despite public outrage the church intervened
And although he was spared he was regarded a fiend
Gesualdo composed his first piece at 19
His style was unique never before seen
During the Renaissance he made a huge contribution
His music helped create the 'Mannerist Revolution'
Gesualdo had the power to enthral
With the intensity of his madrigal
Written with distinction far ahead of his time
They were tinged with guilty words possibly for his crime
Dissonance occurred almost frequently
Influencing music in a modernist century
His brilliance shone in the six madrigals he wrote
The latter two of which are considered extra special in note
Sacred and captivating, adored by the church
His mind may have been troubled but not so for his work
Rumoured to have killed his second son in infancy
Because he questioned his own paternity
Gesualdo fell into a deep depression
Before passing away at 47
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