They were usually lords, nobles, or knights
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The 'middle ages' is also known as the 'medieval period'.
Middle ages things and times are called Medieval.
They were called the barbarians.
The simple answer is that the medieval period is also called the Middle Ages. There is some complexity, however. The period from the 5th through 10th centuries was called the Dark Ages, but the term Early Middle Ages is more common now. What used to be called the Middle Ages, a time from the 11th to 15th centuries, is now often counted as the High Middle Ages (1000 to 1300) and Late Middle Ages (1300 to some time in the 15th century).
Most of the music from the Early Middle Ages is plainsong or chant.