What is "bandmaster"

Usage examples of "bandmaster".

But Florian commanded the waiters to clear one large round table for his conference with his Equestrian Director Edge, his Canvasmaster Goesle, his Bandmaster Beck and his Sideshow Director Fitzfarris.

The windjammers fetched their instruments and Bandmaster Boom-Boom conducted them in a rather raucous rendition of the "Thunder and Lightning" polka.

Our talented bandmaster has done a very merry and bouncy arrangement of the melody"—Beck looked modest—"and I did new lyrics, not so soppy and sentimental.

But Magpie Maggie Hag had created for the bandmaster a uniform that made him look as impressive as a Feldmarschall, and he wanted it to be visible.

Nobody could see, over the projecting edge of the stand, what instrument that windjammer might be playing, and Bandmaster Beck only smiled smugly down at them.

But one of the men who did not, a very young man, came to where Florian was in conversation with his bandmaster.

The pavilion was practically billowing its roof and sidewalls with all the noise inside it, for the bandmaster was at this moment conducting both the band and the eight midway-girl dancers in their performance of the Schuhplattler.

But Bandmaster Beck was observing, as always, to keep his music matched to the act.

For, lifting his baton, the bandmaster gave a signal to his men, and with such a blare of trumpets that the Jinn's red hair stood straight on end carrying his lid up with it, the horns shot out fifteen feet (for they were of a trick and sliding variety) and knocked the travelers perfectly senseless-at least two of them.

And doubling up his fists the bandmaster seemed daring Randy to dispute the matter.

Randy, however, was too startled to speak again, for the bandmaster, his fellow musicians and all the people in Double Up, were twofaced.

The Double King was sitting on his throne eating a pear, or rather two pears, and the bandmaster bowed first to one side of the King and then to the other.

Jerking Randy by the arm and seeing that he was not going to bow, the bandmaster gave him a blow that sent him sprawling at the Double King's feet.

Jackabib, there, with his leafy bough pretending to mock the Bandmaster, why, it may be he will never see the city of Bloome again.

There was much expression of interest and wonder at this, and the Bandmaster even began to talk of taking a ship to that farther shore to march there, until Mavin told him there were no roads at all.