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concertmaster

[ kon-sert-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

noun

  1. the leader of the first violins in a symphony orchestra, who is usually also the assistant to the conductor.


concertmaster

/ ˈkɒnsətˌmɑːstə /

noun

  1. a US and Canadian word for leader
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of concertmaster1

1875–80; translation of German Konzertmeister. See concert (noun), master
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Example Sentences

She is also a concertmaster for the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras.

My first teacher was my father, a good violinist and concertmaster of the Vilna Symphony Orchestra.

Symphonic music—in as much as the concertmaster is concerned, is usually not idiomatic violin music.

The concertmaster has to develop his own interpretations, subject, of course, to the conductor's ideas.

He had the post of concertmaster, it is true, but the salary was but a trifle and he was often pressed for money.

Like his brother he was also distinguished by the title of Chamber Virtuoso and Concertmaster.

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