Kapellmeister

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

/ kɑˈpɛlˌmaɪ stər, kə- /

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noun, plural Ka·pell·meis·ter.

a choirmaster.

a conductor of an orchestra.

a bandmaster.

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Origin of Kapellmeister

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

Words nearby Kapellmeister

kaon, Kao Tsu, kapa haka, ka pai, Kapell, Kapellmeister, Kapfenberg, kaph, Kapila, Kapil Dev, Kapitsa

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How to use Kapellmeister in a sentence

My kapellmeister's life seems a dream, a thing of the past, my enthusiastic fondness for music a youthful folly!
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales|Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian
This triumph was followed by Bach's appointment as Kapellmeister to the duke of Cthen, a post which he held from 1717 to 1723.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
On visiting Strassburg, after a sojourn in Italy, in the year 1789, he was made Kapellmeister of the cathedral.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel
I should like a good post extremely, but nothing less than kapellmeister—and well paid.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn

You are to have five hundred florins, and he expressed regret at not being able to make you kapellmeister at once.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn

British Dictionary definitions for Kapellmeister

kapellmeister

/ (kæˈpɛlˌmaɪstə) /

noun plural -ter

a variant spelling of capellmeister

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