Kapellmeister

[ kah-pel-mahy-ster, kuh- ]

/ kɑˈpɛlˌmaɪ stər, kə- /

noun, plural Ka·pell·meis·ter.

a choirmaster.

a conductor of an orchestra.

a bandmaster.

Origin of Kapellmeister

From German, dating back to 1830–40; see origin at chapel, master

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Examples from the Web for kapellmeister

He united his own with the royal Kapelle and placed Reichardt as Kapellmeister at their head.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Otto Jahn
From 1889 to 1894 he was Kapellmeister at the Hoftheater in Weimar.
Musicians of To-Day|Romain Rolland
They noticed that Kapellmeister Nothafft was sitting at the table in his stocking feet.
The Goose Man|Jacob Wassermann
The leaders of the music were Kapellmeister Umlauf and M. Shuppanzigh, and the great composer himself assisted on the occasion.
Life of Beethoven|Anton Schindler

Kapellmeister, k-pel′mīs-ter, n. the director of an orchestra or choir, esp.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for kapellmeister

kapellmeister

/ (kæˈpɛlˌmaɪstə) /

noun plural -ter

a variant spelling of capellmeister

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Word Origin and History for kapellmeister

kapellmeister

"conductor," 1838, German, literally "chapel master," from Kapelle "chapel" (also the name given to a band or orchestra) + Meister "master."