What is Minstrel?
[[File: European and Islamic musicians in 13th century playing stringed instruments.jpg |thumb|Image of a minstrel, from the 13th century]] A '''minstrel''' was a [[composer]] of the [[medieval]] time period. Other names for them are minnesinger, troubadour and trouvere. A minstrel was also a name for black musicians in America of the 19th century and white musicians who appeared in blackface. {{history-stub}} [[Category:Medieval composers|*]]