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

Reutter, the capellmeister of St. Stephen’s, Vienna, having heard him, was so impressed with the beauty of his voice that he offered him a position as chorister.

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

In 1847 he was appointed municipal capellmeister at Düsseldorf, and three years later took a similar position at Cologne, where he organized the Conservatory.

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

In that case Tichatschek would be required for the principal part, and your most devoted capellmeister would, if you should think it necessary, take care of the rest on certain conditions.

From Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 by Hueffer, Francis

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

His son Emanuel had been capellmeister to Frederick since 1740, and the king had frequently, and always with more insistence, thrown out hints that he would like to hear the great artist.

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