Kapelle
Kapelle (Ger.). Chapel. A term at one period applied to the whole staff of clergy, musicians, etc., attached to a royal chapel or the like. In time it came to be used for any organized body of musicians employed at court, etc., and from this it ultimately became a designation for any orch. body, from sym. orch. to dance band.
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