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What was the other name for the wandering minstrels of the Middle Ages?
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They were also called "bards".
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Wandering musicians in the Middle Ages were called .?
Minstrels
What is a minstrel of the Middle Ages?
The minstrels were entertainers, who would travel from town to town, often in groups. Most minstrels were singers or musicians, but some had other skills as well. They juggled, did acrobatics, or danced. They also sang stories, like Robin Hood and great battles.Other names for Minstrels include Jongleurs, Minnesingers, and Troubadours.AnswerGLEEMAN _________As stated above a Gleeman or a Jester, Fool or Buffoon are names given to the music playing, juggling, joke telling, riddle laying entertainers of the middle ages.
Why were minstrels important?
Minstrels were important because they brought joy to people in cities and they told of news in other areas of Europe and the world. People were proud if they had their own minstrel for their city. Minstrels told tales of past and present. They told stories in categories from romance to conquest and they told these stories according to the mood of their audiences. Minstrels commonly brought joy and education to the places they traveled. They would travel with European caravans or in castles. If you were a good minstrel you might go to a great lord's castle or even to the castle of the King. Most minstrels practiced acrobatics, sang, played various instruments along with telling stories. They were some of the greatest entertainers in the middle ages.
What was a explorers in a Middle Ages?
There was no explorers in the middle ages. When exploration started that is when the middle ages ended.
What period of time preceded the Middle Ages and what time period came after the Middle Ages?
Before the middle ages was Anquity (Greeks and Romans) and after the middle ages was the Renissance
Wandering musicians in the Middle Ages were called .?
Minstrels
What is a minstrel of the Middle Ages?
The minstrels were entertainers, who would travel from town to town, often in groups. Most minstrels were singers or musicians, but some had other skills as well. They juggled, did acrobatics, or danced. They also sang stories, like Robin Hood and great battles.Other names for Minstrels include Jongleurs, Minnesingers, and Troubadours.AnswerGLEEMAN _________As stated above a Gleeman or a Jester, Fool or Buffoon are names given to the music playing, juggling, joke telling, riddle laying entertainers of the middle ages.
Did the origins of western music begin with the chanting of monks and of traveling minstrels appear in the middle ages or the renaissance?
Chanting of monks began earlier than the Middle Ages, and was done in the ancient Roman Empire. In fact, there is some evidence that some of the earliest Christian chants were in fact the same as older Jewish chants, possibly dating to Biblical times. The tradition of chanting has continued since. Minstrels appeared in the Middle Ages, though the traditions of bards of various types also goes back to ancient times. The Renaissance came later.
What important role did troubadors play in the middle ages?
The jongleurs were wandering minstrels who provided entertainment fo the 'nobles' and often performed at town and country fairs, mostly with singing and dancing, and sometimes telling stories. It was often common for the very wealthy to have one permanently in his castle for his own entertainment and celebrations.
A troubadour in the Middle Ages was a?
A troubadour was a wandering poet, he/she would write songs about ladies, love and chivalry. The troubadour was practacly a pilgrim and a freeman.
What instrament did minstrels play?
In the Middle Ages, minstrels, jongleurs, troubadours, and minnesingers were all musicians. For the most part they travelled, so they did not use heavy instruments, such as organs. They used harps, lutes, lyres, fiddles (including bowed lyres), flutes, flageolets, pipes, bagpipes, drums, and so on.
What is the name of a wandering performer of music and poetry in the Middle Ages?
A travelling singer or poet was called a bard, minstrel, troubadour (m) or trobairitz (f), Trouvère, minnesinger, jongleur, kobzar, or by other names.
Why were minstrels important?
Minstrels were important because they brought joy to people in cities and they told of news in other areas of Europe and the world. People were proud if they had their own minstrel for their city. Minstrels told tales of past and present. They told stories in categories from romance to conquest and they told these stories according to the mood of their audiences. Minstrels commonly brought joy and education to the places they traveled. They would travel with European caravans or in castles. If you were a good minstrel you might go to a great lord's castle or even to the castle of the King. Most minstrels practiced acrobatics, sang, played various instruments along with telling stories. They were some of the greatest entertainers in the middle ages.
What is the period in Europe between AD 500 and 1500 known as?
The period of time from 500 AD to 1500 AD is called the Middle Ages.
What is the other name for the medieval period?
The "Middle Ages".
What other names are there for the middle ages?
The Dark AgesMedieval
In the US when did the Middle Ages start?
The Middle Ages were a time in Europe after the Fall of Rome and lasting about 1000 years. There are other times in other places that are referred to using the same term with the place attached, such as the Japanese Middle Ages, which happened at different times but had conditions similar to the European Middle Ages in some way. There was no such time in the US.
