Question

What was the status of the wandering minstrel in comparison to the troubadours, trouvères, and minnesingers? Are there similar differences today between the professional popular or folk musicians and other segments of society?

Answer 1

The status of “wandering minstrel” who wanders from house to house for pay. Minstrel shows were traveling variety shows in 19th century America, considered offensive now because performers often wore "blackface" makeup and performed ugly racial stereotypes. as a singer& his mai musical instrument was LYRE.

There were two types of Medieval Musicians - the Minstrels and the Troubadours. A troubadour was originally a travelling musician. The Troubadours travelled from one village to another
. They spread the latest news by travelling. The themes songs that sung by the Troubadours mainly dealt with chivalry & courtly love - romantic ballads& also told stories of far land & histrolical events. The troubadour would play for royalty nobles.

Famous Troubadours:
The famous troubadours included elite men of the Middle Ages. The most famous troubadours included:

King Richard I of England (the Lionheart)

King Thibaut IV of Navarre

King Alfonso X of Castile and León

Jaufré Rudel de Blaia

Bernart de Ventadorn

Peire Vidal

Raimbaut de Vaqueiras

Folquet de Marseille (archbishop of Toulouse)

Bertrand de Born

Arnaut Daniel

Gaucelm Faidit

Raimon de Miraval

Arnat de Mareuil
Guiraut Riquier.

Minnesingers : People who wrote and performed Minnesang , it was a traditional lyrics & were known as Minnesänger , & their single song was called a Minnelied. The name derives from minne, the Middle High German word for love, as that was Minnesang's main subject.

Trouveres : The essence of trouvère rhetoric lies in the combination of traditional themes & the use of established forms in which to express them. The audience gained p
leasure from familiarity with these clichés rather than from the poet’s originality. It is thus perhaps the least Trouvère lyrics were intended to be sung, probably by the poet alone or with instrumental accompaniment provided by a hired musician.

YES, there is alot of difference today between the professional popular or folk muscians & other societies because music compositions & the lyrics are changed as per the requirements , as what the todays generation like to hear only some of the compositions are preserved ,

Composers wrote pieces that shifted between polyphonic and homophonic textures. This made the me
lodies more complex & elaborate. Many factors contributed to the change of musical texture during these periods.