Original: Carlo Gesualdo , known as Gesualdo da Venosa ( March 8 , 1566 & ndash ; September 8 , 1613 ) , Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza , was an Italian music composer , lutenist and nobleman of the late Renaissance .
Simplified: He is famous for his beautifully expressive madrigals which are written in a very chromatic style ( using lots of sharps and flats ) .