baryton

[bar-i-ton, ba-ree-tawn]

noun

plural

barytons 

1. an 18th-century stringed instrument with six bowed strings and several additional strings that vibrate sympathetically.

baryton

/ ˈbærɪˌtəʊn /

noun

1. a bass viol with sympathetic strings as well as its six main strings

Word History and Origins

Origin of baryton¹

From French; baritone

Word History and Origins

Origin of baryton¹

C18: from French: _baritone

Example Sentences

His explorations of instrumental byways have included a concerto for viola da gamba, a song for voice and baryton, and a duet for two lutes.

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The French maker, Mustel, added other registers for much-admired effects of tone, viz. “harpe �olienne,” two bass rows of 2 ft. pitch, the one tuned a beat too sharp, the other a beat too flat, to produce a waving tremulous tone that has a certain charm; “musette” and “voix celeste,” 16 ft.; and “baryton,” a treble stop 32 ft., or two octaves lower than the normal note of the key.

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The euphonium is frequently said to be a saxhorn, corresponding to the baryton member of that family, but the statement is misleading.

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Haydn wrote 126 little-known trios for the baryton.

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At Esterh�z, for example, where Franz Josef Haydn serves as Kapellmeister to Prince Nicolaus the Magnificent, the composer has been asked to stop writing chamber music for the prince to play on his baryton viol and to drill his 22- man orchestra in opera.

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