Noun
See Capellmeister.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBy 1790 Haydn was in the paradoxical, if not bizarre, position of being Europe's leading composer, but someone who spent his time as a duty-bound Kapellmeister in a remote palace in the Hungarian countryside. Source: Internet
As a vice- Kapellmeister and later Kapellmeister, his output expanded: he composed over forty symphonies in the 1760s alone. Source: Internet
Composers who held the post of Kapellmeister (listed chronologically by date of birth) * Arnold von Bruck ( c. 1500–54) was Kapellmeister in Vienna for Ferdinand I, King of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia from 1527 to 1545. Source: Internet
An opera company may have several Kapellmeisters, ranked as Erste Kapellmeister main, Zweite Kapellmeister main, etc. The conductor Christian Thielemann has offered a nuanced account of the "Dirigent"/"Kapellmeister" distinction in contemporary usage. Source: Internet
A Kapellmeister might also be the director of music for a church. Source: Internet
Becoming a Kapellmeister was a mark of success for professional musicians of this time. Source: Internet