1) Choir director 2) Everyday German musical term 3) Familiar German musical term 4) German musical term 5) Occupation in music 6) Prevalent German musical term 1) Liederleader 
Kapellmeister (pronounced kaˈpɛl.ˌmaɪstɐ) is a German word designating a person in charge of music-making. The word is a compound, consisting of the roots Kapelle (`choir”, `orchestra”, or originally, `chapel”) and Meister (`master”). Thus, the word was originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel. Howev...
• (n.) See Capellmeister.
Ka·pell'meis`ter noun [ G.] (Mus.) See Capellmeister . 
a choirmaster. · a conductor of an orchestra. · a bandmaster.