By the 14th century, some of the jongleurs had evolved into minstrels at royal courts, where they received regular pay and helped develop Western wind music. Those who weren't hired by the court remained wanderers with little status.
到了 14 世紀，一部分「吟遊樂人」開始受雇為「宮廷樂師」，收入穩定並發展出西方的管樂音樂；被屏除在宮廷之外、繼續雲遊四海的表演者，地位則相對滑落。