Bartomeu Càrceres

Bartomeu Càrceres (Valencian pronunciation: [bəɾtuˈmɛu ˈkaɾsəɾəs]), Bartolomé Cárceres in castillian, (fl.

1546) was a Spanish composer, notably of ensaladas.

[1] 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.

[2] 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.