maestro di cappella

British

/ dɪ kəˈpɛlə /

noun

a person in charge of an orchestra, esp a private one attached to the palace of a prince in Italy during the baroque period See capellmeister

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Etymology

Origin of maestro di cappella

Italian: master of the chapel

Example Sentences

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He was a pupil of Carissimi, and after holding a post somewhere in Florence as maestro di cappella entered the papal chapel in 1660.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

He became a singer at St Mark’s in Venice in 1617, second organist in 1639, first organist in 1665, and in 1668 maestro di cappella.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

In 1793 he became maestro di cappella at St Peter’s, Rome.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

He became maestro di cappella at Pistoia about 1712, at Bologna in 1720, and at Pisa in 1736.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

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