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kapellmeister

kapellmeister noun: a leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.

Noun

kapellmeister (plural kapellmeisters)

  1. A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
  2. (historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
    • The daily routine of the Hofkapelle was normally entrusted to the Kapellmeister. This was the most important musical position at court.2014, Sterling E. Murray, The Career of an Eighteenth-Century Kapellmeister: The Life and Music of Antonio Rosetti, Boydell & Brewer, →ISBN, page 41

Synonyms of kapellmeister

Forms of kapellmeister

pluralkapellmeisters

Origin of kapellmeister

Borrowed from German Kapellmeister.

Questions about kapellmeister

What does kapellmeister mean?
Kapellmeister means a leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
What part of speech is kapellmeister?
Kapellmeister is a noun.
What is the plural of kapellmeister?
The plural of kapellmeister is kapellmeisters.

Words near kapellmeister in the dictionary

  1. kapeikas
  2. Kapela
  3. kapellasite
  4. kapelle
  5. kapellen
  6. kapellmeister
  7. kapellmeisters
  8. Kapelushnik
  9. kapelye
  10. kapelyes
  11. Kapenaar

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