Musical and Dramatic Training of Minstrels, Spielmen, and Jugglers in the Classical Middle Ages
Musical and Dramatic Training of Minstrels, Spielmen, and Jugglers in the Classical Middle Ages

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to analyze the genesis of music- dramatic education using the example of the training of minstrels, spielmen, and jugglers during the classical Middle Ages. The article discusses the musical and theatrical training of minstrels, spielmen, and jugglers in the classical Middle Ages, who were to become actors and musicians. Medieval theaters were represented by jugglers settled in cities, who gradually became guild masters, spielmen of Germany, and jugglers of the Spanish kingdoms of Castile and Aragon. Relying primarily on foreign scientific literature, the authors of the article argue that the education of children in medieval theaters and their preparation for public performances laid the foundation for the professional education system for actors in the 19th century in Western Europe.

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