The Musical Sounds of Medieval French Cities : Players, Patrons, and Politics (Paperback)

Introduction; 1. Playing before the council: civic patronage in southern France; 2. In honor of nobility: civic patronage in central France; 3. For the honor and pleasure of the city: civic patronage in northern France; 4. From confraternal processions to weddings to bathhouses: freelancing in the urban environment; 5. Playing En Couble: professional relationships among minstrels; 6. 'A minister of Satan' and 'An honor to the city': conflicting images of the medieval minstrel; Appendix: musical instruments in the archival records of the study; Bibliography.