Capellmeister
noun
a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household See also maestro di cappella
Historical Examples
Child’s Own Book of Great Musicians: Handel Thomas Tapper
Theodor Leschetizky Annette Hullah
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Haydn J. Cuthbert Hadden
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician Frederick Niecks
Haydn J. Cuthbert Hadden
Sebastian Bach Reginald Lane Poole
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