Patronage of most medieval musicians was supplied by the a) wealthy b) church c) monarchs d) towns

The right answer is "A. Wealthy".

In the service of the high nobility, the musician was nothing more than a servant who, after providing music for dinner and conversation, would dine in the kitchen with the rest of the household. To please his bosses, he had to follow the musical traditions. In his work he respected and reflected the emotions of the court. The creative imagination would not be welcome if it represented the breaking down of traditional structures

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