Kapellmeister

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

/ kɑˈpɛlˌmaɪ stər, kə- /

a choirmaster.

a conductor of an orchestra.

a bandmaster.

Origin of Kapellmeister

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

He united his own with the royal Kapelle and placed Reichardt as Kapellmeister at their head.

Life Of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Otto Jahn
From 1889 to 1894 he was Kapellmeister at the Hoftheater in Weimar.

Musicians of To-Day |Romain Rolland
They noticed that Kapellmeister Nothafft was sitting at the table in his stocking feet.

The Goose Man |Jacob Wassermann
The leaders of the music were Kapellmeister Umlauf and M. Shuppanzigh, and the great composer himself assisted on the occasion.

Life of Beethoven |Anton Schindler

Kapellmeister, k-pel′mīs-ter, n. the director of an orchestra or choir, esp.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various

kapellmeister

/ (kæˈpɛlˌmaɪstə) /

a variant spelling of capellmeister