capelle

See also: Capelle

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Kapelle. Doublet of chapel.

Noun

capelle (plural capelles or capellen)

  1. (historical) The private orchestra or band of a prince or church.
    • 2002, Christoph Wolff, Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician, Oxford University Press, USA, →ISBN, page 147:
      And for rehearsals of those, the musicians of the capelle are required to appear on his demand.

Italian

Noun

capelle f pl

  1. plural of capella

Latin

Noun

capelle

  1. vocative singular of capellus

Norman

Etymology

From Old French capele.

Pronunciation

Noun

capelle f (plural capelles)

  1. chapel
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