Baryton Definition

bărĭ-tōn
noun
A bowed string instrument of the 18th century, similar to the bass viol, but having sympathetic strings on the rear of the fingerboard.
American Heritage

(music) A string instrument related to the viol, employed in European music prior to the 1800s.

Haydn composed scores of pieces for the baryton.
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Other Word Forms of Baryton

Noun

Singular:
baryton
Plural:
barytons

Origin of Baryton

  • From the German Baryton, from bary- + Ton.

    From Wiktionary

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