court musician
Palace ensemble member
A court musician is a professional musician employed by a royal or noble household, performing and composing for official ceremonies, entertainment, and religious services.
The position flourished in European courts from the Renaissance through the 18th century, when composers like Bach and Haydn served under aristocratic patronage: He spent decades as a court musician for the Duke of Weimar.
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
- lutePear-bodied fretted strings
- harpsichordPlucked-string keyboard instrument
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
composer · royal · royal household · palace · aristocracy · serenade · ensemble · ballroom · madrigal · violin · string quartet · chamber orchestra · patronized · livery · sonata · entertainment · nobleman · recital
- historical rolesking, queen, emperor, knight, peasant
- royal courtking, queen, prince, princess, crown
- Royal Courtscaliph, vizier, throne room, emir, monarch
- Baroque MusiciansBach, Handel, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Purcell
- Court Entertainmentjesters, jester, fools, fool, masques
- medieval entertainersjester, minstrel, jongleur, troubadour, juggler
court musicianstreet musician
Outdoor performer seeking donations
busker · wandering minstrel · folk musician · garage band member
court, courts, courted, courting, courtly, courtier, courtiers, courtship, courtyard