maestro di cappella

Definition of the Italian term maestro di cappella in music:

  1. choirmaster (director of a choir, originally a chapel choir)
  2. kapellmeister (leader of an ensemble of musicians)
Language
Italian
Singular
maestro di cappella (m)maestra di cappella (f)
Plural
maestri di cappella (m)maestre di cappella (f)

Musical examples

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Related terms

Italian musical terms related to maestro di cappella:

  • cappella – chapel (part of a Christian church)...
  • di – of, from, by, in, on, than
  • maestro – master (skillful artist)...