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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From German Kapelle. Doublet of chapel.
Noun
capelle (plural capelles or capellen)
- (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
- plural of capella
Latin
Noun
capelle
- vocative singular of capellus