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Definition of Mastersinger
1. n. One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries. They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of rhythm.
Definition of Mastersinger
1. Noun. A German lyric poet of the late Middle Ages. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mastersinger
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mastersinger
Literary usage of Mastersinger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of English and Germanic Philology by Ill.) University of Illinois (Urbana (1918)
"THE ARTISAN AND mastersinger DRAMA IN NURNBERG Theodor Hampe has extracted and
published the entries in the records of the city council of Nürnberg that ..."
2. Music (1902)
"At Rock Island, 11l., May 30, the "mastersinger" Prelude, Liszt's Preludes, ...
At Rockford, 11l., Wednesday evening, June 4, the "mastersinger" Prelude, ..."
3. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"Meanwhile Walther comes up to them, entreating them to admit him into their
corporation as a mastersinger. Pogner consents, but Beckmesser grumbles, ..."
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