capellmeister

British  

/ kæˈpɛlˌmaɪstə /

noun

1. a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household See also maestro di cappella

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Etymology

Origin of capellmeister

from German, from Kapelle chapel + Meister _master

Example Sentences

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capellmeister

In 1789 he invited Mozart to accompany him to Berlin; and the King's proposal to name the latter his capellmeister is supposed to have been suggested by the Prince.

From The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development by Shedlock, J. S. (John South)

He also composed many ambitious works, which rise above the capellmeister average.

From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)

In 1790 Haydn had been capellmeister at Esterhaz, the magnificent palace which Prince Nicolaus Esterhazy had created in imitation of Versailles.

From Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians by Rowlands, Walter

In 1820 he was appointed court capellmeister at Gotha, and died there in the following year.

From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)

He reached Dresden August 26, heard Spohr's "Faust" and met capellmeister Morlacchi—that same Morlacchi whom Wagner succeeded as a conductor January 10, 1843—vide Finck's "Wagner."

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James