capelle

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noun

The private orchestra or band of a prince or church.

OriginGerman Kapelle →
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Meanings

capelle1

nouncapelle (plural capelles or capellen)

plural capelles · plural capellen · alternative kapelle

  1. historicalThe private orchestra or band of a prince or church.

    And for rehearsals of those, the musicians of the capelle are required to appear on his demand.

    2002, Christoph Wolff, Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician, Oxford University Press, USA, →ISBN, page 147

Capelle2

proper nounCapelle (countable and uncountable, plural Capelles)

plural Capelles

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Origin

  1. GermanKapelle
  2. Englishcapelle

From German Kapelle. Doublet of chapel.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capelle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capelle.

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