The Collaborative International Dictionary
Capelle \Ca*pel"le\, n. [G.] (Mus.) The private orchestra or band of a prince or of a church.
Wiktionary
n. The private orchestra or band of a prince or church.
Wikipedia
Capelle is the name of several places:
- Capelle, now part of Sprang-Capelle, in North Brabant, Netherlands
- Capelle aan den IJssel, in South Holland, Netherlands
- Capelle, now Kapelle (Schouwen-Duiveland), a drowned village in Zeeland, Netherlands
- Capelle, Nord, in the Nord department, France
It is also a variant spelling of kapelle, a musical orchestra or choir
Capelle is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located about 6 km west of Waalwijk.
Capelle was a separate municipality until 1923, when it merged with Sprang and Vrijhoeve-Capelle. They formed the new municipality of Sprang-Capelle, which existed until 1997. Since 1997 Capelle is part of the municipality of Waalwijk.
Usage examples of "capelle".
A small portion of the Capelle remained at Eisenstadt to carry on the church service there, but the prince seldom went to Eisenstadt, and more seldom still to Vienna.
But Prince Anton, who now succeeded, dismissed the whole Capelle, retaining only the few members necessary for the carrying on of the church service, and Haydn's occupation was practically gone.