# Carlo Gesualdo — Every Record We Rank

Carlo Gesualdo appears once in our Renaissance list, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Renaissance
- **Year:** 1611
- **Highest placing:** No. 5 in Renaissance
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/carlo-gesualdo/

## Appears on

### [Tenebrae Responsories](https://waxonia.com/track/carlo-gesualdo--tenebrae-responsories/)

*1611 · No. 5 in [Renaissance](https://waxonia.com/genre/renaissance/)*

Harmonically so strange that the twentieth century assumed it was a mistake. Written by a nobleman who had murdered his wife and her lover, which the music does very little to hide.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Carlo%20Gesualdo%20Tenebrae%20Responsories) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=FZVGvDMonQA)

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