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Kapellmeister noun[ C ] music specialized(alsokapellmeister)uk /kəˈpel.maɪ.stər/ us /kəˈpel.maɪ.stɚ/ a person in charge of an orchestra(= a group of musicians who play many different instruments together) and musical performances, especially at a court(= royal home) in Europe in the past: Salieri was court composer and later Kapellmeister for Emperor Joseph II. As kapellmeister for a princely German court, Bach first composed his Concerto in D Minor for two violins. Most Kapellmeisters only conducted one ball each evening. He became the Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in 1970. In 1842, he was appointed Kapellmeister in Berlin. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Musicians accompanist accordionist arranger artist bandleader concertmaster cornetist crossover drum major drummer mandolinist mariachi mastersinger minstrel multi-instrumentalist session musician sideman sight-reader soloist tenorist |