Bartomeu Càrceres (Valencian pronunciation: [bəɾtuˈmɛu ˈkaɾsəɾəs]), Bartolomé Cárceres in castillian, (fl. 1546) was a Spanish composer, notably of ensaladas."Bartomeu Cárceres i el repertori del manuscrit M1166-M1967 de la Biblioteca de Catalunya". In Càrceres, Bartomeu; Gómez Muntané, María del Carmen (ed.). Opera omnia. Barcelona: Bibliotheque of Catalonia 1995, p. 44.
Biography The sole verifiable biographical fact known about him is the record in 1546 of a payment of 72 ducats to him as "carrier of the books" to the capella of the Duke of Calabria, Fernando de Aragón. His salary was half that of the maestro de capilla, Juan de Cepa.Història de la música catalana, valenciana i balear: Diccionari ed. Roland de Candé - 2003 "La seva personalitat, encara quasi totalment desconeguda, s'associa al personatge amb aquest nom que apareix en un document de pagament de 1546 com a pautador de los libros de la capella del duc de Calàbria Ferdinand of Aragon," Manuscript M1166-M1967 of the Biblioteca de Catalunya includes works by both Càrceres and Cepa. For example, the villancico Soleta y verge, an adaptation of a secular song from the Cancionero de Upsala appears in a version for three voices by Càrceres and a variation developed from this for five voices with refrain by Cepa.
Works
Sacred works Missa de desponsatione beatae Mariae Elegit sibi Dominus Vias tuas, Domine Lamentation Lamech - O vos omnes
Secular works Al jorn del judici Soleta yo so / Soleta y verge Falalalanlera Toca Juan tu rabelejo Remedio del primer padre Nunca tal cosa se vio ensalada: La trulla ("Hubbub")
Recordings Bartomeu Càrceres - Villancicos & Ensaladas. Jordi Savall Bartomeu Càrceres - Ensaladas. Capella de Ministrers, 2011
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