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CAPELMEISTER

\kˈe͡ɪplma͡ɪstə], \kˈe‍ɪplma‍ɪstə], \k_ˈeɪ_p_l_m_aɪ_s_t_ə]\

Definitions of CAPELMEISTER

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Chapel-master.] Director, often composer, of music, and choir-trainer in a royal or ducal chapel; a post of honour and importance. Palestrina, Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mendelssohn, and other great musicians were C.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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