kapellmeister

See also: Kapellmeister

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kapellmeister.

Noun

kapellmeister (plural kapellmeisters)

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