La Trulla

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The form then known as 'ensalada' is based on harmonising folk melodies or popular polyphonic songs of the time, all linked up and using different languages. How faithful they were to the originals depended on the composer, who was free to modify them at will.
In La Trulla, Càrceres uses three languages, Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese, in addition to Latin, and in it he presents some well-known songs of the day, sung by rustic characters representative of their countries.
In addition to all those songs, he also includes two dances of the time, the pavane and the galliard.