A drawing of a baryton from 1880

The baryton is an obsolete bowed stringed instrument, in regular use up until the end of the 18th century. Its size is comparable to that of a violoncello; it has seven or sometimes six bowed strings of gut, plus from nine to twenty-four sympathetic wire strings (most often twelve). It is rarely played today. Download high resolution version (821x2661, 69 KB)Baryton. ... Download high resolution version (821x2661, 69 KB)Baryton. ... A string instrument (also stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. ... Alternate meaning: Cello web browser A cropped image to show the relative size of a cello to a human (Uncropped Version) The cello (also violoncello or cello) is a stringed instrument and part of the violin family. ... Sympathetic strings are strings on musical instruments which begin resonating, not due to any external influence such as picking or bowing, but due to another note (or frequency). ...

Joseph Haydn wrote 175 compositions featuring the baryton. These were for his patron, Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, who could play the baryton. They are mainly trios for viola, cello and baryton and have a dark silvery tone and a refined, restrained air. (Franz) Joseph Haydn, (March 31 or April 1, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was a leading composer of the Classical period, called the Father of the Symphony and Father of the String Quartet. Although he is still often called Franz Joseph Haydn, Haydn himself actually never used Franz, signing letters and... The House of Esterházy (- German, in Hungarian: Eszterházy, in Slovak: Esterházi) was a noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary since the Middle Ages, which was among the great territorial magnates of the Kingdom of Hungary, during the time it was part of the Austrian Habsburg Empire. ...

There are modern baryton groups playing replica instruments with CDs available. Interference colors. ...

External links

Jeremy Brooker official site