Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The director of a group of church singers.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The trainer or leader of a choir or chorus; a kapellmeister, precentor, or cantor. Sometimes the offices of choirmaster and organist are separate, sometimes united.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the musical director of a choir.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
musical director of achoir , whoconducts performances andsupervises rehearsal
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the musical director of a choir
Etymologies
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Examples
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Their choirmaster is Karen Burke, a graduate of McMaster University and the Royal Conservatory of Music and Director of Music at Banfield Memorial Church.
Christmas Luncheon 1995
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The choirmaster was a gnarled, ogrous beast and yes, I am choosing my words carefully, whose name I have thankfully forgotten.
The day John Haycraft changed my life … « Ken Wilson's Blog 2009
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From the worldly dean to the idealistic choirmaster, everybody wants the best for the cathedral, the good of which becomes the justification for whatever they want to do.
Ten of the best 2011
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The Catholic Church does not come off well: Moses's life is ruined by a despicable priest, an ambitious abbot and a creepy choirmaster before he's saved by two gay monks, a dwarf and a strong-willed woman who loves him.
Richard Harvell's novel about 18th-century opera, "The Bells" Nancy Robertson 2010
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There are two lead choirs: bunches of monks gathered in columns around the lectern of each transept, with the choirmaster who intones the strophe and the choir that catches the tune and makes it blossom in melodies and chords.
Ecumenism 2009
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It is quite striking that the secular scholar and choirmaster
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The Catholic Church does not come off well: Moses's life is ruined by a despicable priest, an ambitious abbot and a creepy choirmaster before he's saved by two gay monks, a dwarf and a strong-willed woman who loves him.
Richard Harvell's novel about 18th-century opera, "The Bells" Nancy Robertson 2010
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I also remember my choirmaster telling me about the way "Messiah" used to be performed: When Handel wrote the cantata back in the 1700s, pitch took a slightly different form than it does today.
Danielle Tumminio: Lowering Holiday Stress With The Help Of Handel's Messiah Danielle Tumminio 2011
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We'll be joined by another faculty member today, David Hughes, organist and choirmaster from just up the road at St. Mary in Norwalk, CT.
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I also remember my choirmaster telling me about the way "Messiah" used to be performed: When Handel wrote the cantata back in the 1700s, pitch took a slightly different form than it does today.
Danielle Tumminio: Lowering Holiday Stress With The Help Of Handel's Messiah Danielle Tumminio 2011
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