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baryton

[ bar-i-ton; French ba-ree-tawn ]

noun

, plural bar·y·tons [bar, -i-tonz, b, a, -, r, ee-, tawn].
  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
“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 baryton1

From French; baritone
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Word History and Origins

Origin of baryton1

C18: from French: baritone
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Example Sentences

Haydn's magnificent patron and master played the baryton, and it was one of his duties to write pieces for it.

Kraft presented the prince with a composition into which he had introduced a solo for himself as second baryton.

An amusing story is told of Kraft, the Eisenstadt 'cellist, at this time, who occasionally played the second baryton.

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