Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam's lyrics & chords

The composer of experimental works and Neapolitan nobleman, Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa who constantly explored new expressive means provided both the name and the stimulus for the Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam, the madrigal ensemble founded by Harry van der Kamp in the 1980s. Gesualdo stands on the threshold between the old musical style (prima prattica) and the new style (seconda prattica) , a clear transition in music history that occurred around 1600. As a Janus-like figure, he commands a view of what happened in the past and at the same time loo...read more