bandmaster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bandmaster
Example Sentences
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Not bad for the great, great grandson of Gen. George Custer’s bandmaster.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2017
"Granddad was the flute player and bandmaster in the Apprentice Boys flute band, but I learned how to really play from my uncle."
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2015
It shouldn’t be forgotten that Sousa himself was a musical progressive when he was the world’s pre-eminent bandmaster.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2014
When we opened the double doors to Ives' studio the first things I saw were his battered hat on a shelf, beside it his bandmaster father's cornet.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2011
Now the preacher had finished, and someone signaled the bandmaster and there was solemn music as the pallbearers carried the coffin down the spiraling stairs.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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