Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The leader of a choir or orchestra.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The leader or conductor of a kapelle, or of any large musical establishment, involving, at least in central Europe, extensive duties of composition, training, accompaniment, and conducting.
- noun The conductor of any band or orchestra. Sometimes translated chapel-master.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) See
capellmeister .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Choir-school brat made good, he became choirmaster of the Peterskirche in Munich, but musical old-fogyness on the part of his superiors led him to the Munich court; later Kapellmeister for the Württemburg court in Stuttgart.
Was (Not Was) Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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The provincial Saxon Kapellmeister put everything he knew of musical brilliance into their design, borrowing from and enhancing his earlier compositions to impress the Prussian royalty at its Berlin capital.
Rodney Punt: The Brandenburgs Are Their Brand: LACO's Six Concertos of J.S. Bach Rodney Punt 2011
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After training posts in Duisburg, Düsseldorf and Zurich, he spent seven years 1966-73 as first Kapellmeister in Stuttgart.
The Disappearing Maestro Norman Lebrecht 2011
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After all, the conductor landed here in 1886 as a 26-year-old second Kapellmeister at the opera.
'Resurrection' Brings Mahler Back to Life A. J. Goldmann 2011
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The provincial Saxon Kapellmeister put everything he knew of musical brilliance into their design, borrowing from and enhancing his earlier compositions to impress the Prussian royalty at its Berlin capital.
Rodney Punt: The Brandenburgs Are Their Brand: LACO's Six Concertos of J.S. Bach Rodney Punt 2011
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Choir-school brat made good, he became choirmaster of the Peterskirche in Munich, but musical old-fogyness on the part of his superiors led him to the Munich court; later Kapellmeister for the Württemburg court in Stuttgart.
Archive 2009-03-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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He held an office at Archduke Ferdinand's court before he succeeded Heinrich Finck as court Kapellmeister in the second half of 1527; his vice-Kapellmeisters were Stephan Mahu and Pieter Maessens.
Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009
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In the Innsbruck court chapel he also gave the choristers music lessons, becoming deputy Kapellmeister probably not later than 1572.
Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009
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He held this post until his death, rejecting an offer in 1580 to succeed Scandello as Kapellmeister of the Dresden court chapel.
Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009
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Towards the end of his career he was made a privy councillor and given permission to continue using the title ‘Kapellmeister’ after leaving the court.
Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009
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