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About Maestro (IPA-en|'ma?stro?|lang, IPA-it|ma'estro|lang) (from the Italian language|Italian maestro , meaning " wikt:master|master " or " teacher " http://www.etymonline.com/index.php? term=maestro Online Etymology Dictionary) is a title of extreme respect given to a master musician. The term is most commonly used in the context of Western classical music and opera . This is associated with the ubiquitous use of Italian musical terms used in English#Musical direction|Italian vocabulary for classical music terms . Composer s, Performing arts#Music|performer s, impresario s, music director s, Conducting|conductor s and music education|music teacher s are all frequently given this title.
In the Italian opera world, the term is not only used for the conductor, but also for musicians who act as répétiteur s and assistant conductors during performances ( maestro sostituto or maestro collaboratore ). Even the prompter ( maestro suggeritore ) can be referred to by this title. (There is no agreement on how to address a woman conductor, as the feminine equivalent maestra denotes "schoolmistress" in Italian.)
There are similar concepts in many other cultures of the world; for example, a traditional term of respect for a master of Persian traditional music is the Persian word wikt:?????| ostâd .
Usage outside music
By extension, it is used in English to designate a master in an artistic field, usually someone with strong knowledge who instructs others in the field, though the term may sometimes be conferred through sheer respect for an artist's works. The word is sometimes used in fine art s such as painting and sculpture , though there "master", as in Old Master , is far more common. Maestro is used in the sport of fencing , for a fencing instructor, and may be used in other sports to convey respect for an individual's skill.
See also
Wiktionary|maestro
Karawitan
Pandit
Ustad
Virtuoso
References
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cite book |last=Lebrecht |first=Norman |authorlink=Norman Lebrecht |title=The Maestro Myth: Great Conductors in Pursuit of Power |edition=2nd revised |date=1 January 2001 |origyear=First published 1991 |publisher= Kensington Books|Citadel Press |isbn=0-8065-2088-4
Michael Kennedy (music critic)|Kennedy, Michael (2006), The Oxford Dictionary of Music , 985 pages, ISBN 0-19-861459-4
cite book |last1=Warrack |first1=John |last2=West |first2=Ewan |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Opera |date=15 October 1992 |publisher= Oxford University Press|Oxford University Press, USA |isbn=0-19-869164-5
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