Hussam asked:

I need help with the German word Kapelle.In English it means chapel. What is the general meaning
for the atheist philosopher? what did it mean for Nietzsche?

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Dear Hussam,
Kapelle is the place where the choir sings and the bell tolls. Hence, by long custom of installing bands
in chapels, "orchestra": Staatskapelle Dresden = Dresden State Orchestra; Militrkapelle = Brass
Band. But its connotation serves frequently for evocative purposes through association with funeral
services — this is a context for Nietzsche, e.g. Zarathustra. There is no atheistic meaning, because
through cultural affiliation, the religious overtones are present, one way or another.

Jurgen Lawrenz

Sydney