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baritone horn

baritone horn

6.1
A brass instrument like a small tuba that makes a warm low sound
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛrɪˌtoʊn hɔrn/
translation icon : trombón bajo
  • Armstrong played the baritone horn in his high school band.
  • played the baritone horn

Examples

  • Leon played saxophone, James Randell played baritone horn, and Kenneth Melvin played trumpet.

  • Leon played saxophone, James Randell played baritone horn, and Kenneth Melvin played trumpet.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • At the concert, the rich sound of the baritone horn captivated the audience.

Synonyms

baritone
vsbaritone horn
1 6.7

A brass instrument like a small tuba with a low warm sound

is the identical instrument but given under an alternate name

How Low

tuba
20 3.7
baritone horn
6.1
trombone
31 3.0
tenoroon
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

baritone horn singular
baritone horns plural

Morphology

baritone + horn

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'baritone' (indicating a low/mid pitch) with 'horn' (a brass instrument), so a listener who knows both words can infer it is a horn with a baritone range. This is a regular noun + noun compound pattern found across languages and follows ordinary compositional semantics, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Baritone horn comes from baritone, meaning a 'deep' singing voice, and horn, a word for a brass instrument. The name is a simple memory hook: the instrument makes a 'warm' low sound between the trombone and the tuba, so it tells you it plays the lower, mellow parts.