Two minstrels too many
The remunerated musician of the 16th century, from status symbol of the court to social outcast
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3606633 |
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| Authors | Andrew C Rouse (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 99-110 |
| Publication date | 2002-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Ethnographica Hungarica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1216-9803 • E-ISSN: 1588-2586 |
| Publisher | Akademiai Kiado Zrt (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1556/aethn.47.2002.1-2.12 |
| OpenAlex | W2124480100 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Contemporary sources use the word “minstrel” to describe a wide social range of musical entertainers. Legal and other documents of the period provide a rich social tapestry of these late medieval entertainers, and point to the beginnings of the schism between court and country and the attitude(s) of Tudor society/ies to those whom they paid to sing to them. The paper investigates how the minstrel's art was exploited and abused by non-minstrels, and how this contributed to the stigmatization of these “musical vagabonds
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Linguistics · Literature · Musical · Period (music · Political science · Politics · Schism · Social status · Symbol (formal · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · History · Law · Philosophy · Theater, Performance, and Music History
| Highly cited | No |
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