choirmaster

/kwˈaɪɚmæstɚ/ noun

the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal

Word Origin Choir comes from Greek khoros, which originally meant a dance or dancing place — so a choir was once a group that danced and sang together. Master is from Latin magister 'chief, teacher', from the same root as magnus 'great'. So a choirmaster is the leader of the dancing-singing group. The same khoros gives us chorus, choreography (writing dance), and choral. Magister also gives us magistrate, maestro, and masterful.

noun the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal countable

The choirmaster spent hours rehearsing with the vocal ensemble to perfect their harmonies for the upcoming concert.

(名词) 合唱指挥;合唱团指挥

唱诗班指挥花了数小时与合唱团排练,为即将到来的音乐会完善和声。

(sustantivo) director de coro; maestro de coro; regente de coro [el director musical de un coro, que dirige las presentaciones y supervisa los ensayos]

El director del coro pasó horas ensayando con el conjunto vocal para perfeccionar sus armonías para el próximo concierto.

(nom) chef de chœur; maître de chœur; maître de chapelle [Directeur musical d'une chorale, chargé de diriger les répétitions et les concerts.]

Le chef de chœur a passé des heures à répéter avec l'ensemble vocal pour parfaire leurs harmonies en vue du prochain concert.

(Substantiv) Chorleiter; Chordirigent; Kantor [Der musikalische Leiter eines Chors, der Aufführungen dirigiert und Proben leitet.]

Der **Choirmaster** probte stundenlang mit dem Vokalensemble, um die Harmonien für das bevorstehende Konzert zu perfektionieren.

(名詞) 合唱団の音楽監督。演奏を指揮し、リハーサルを監督する人。

合唱団の音楽監督は、まもなく行われるコンサートのためにハーモニーを完璧に仕上げるため、何時間も声楽アンサンブルとリハーサルを重ねた。

(substantivo) regente de coro; maestro de coro; diretor de coro; cantor-mor [o diretor musical de um coro, que conduz apresentações e supervisiona ensaios]

O **regente do coro** passou horas ensaiando com o conjunto vocal para aperfeiçoar suas harmonias para o próximo concerto.

Word parts: choir + master

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