batonless

adj

batonless

adj

Etymology From baton + -less.

1

Without a baton.

Taking his seat facing the Orchestra of the 18th Century, the man, Frans Bruggen, began conducting Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony, batonless, his right hand karate-chopping the air.2008 June 30, Daniel J. Wakin, “In Italy, ‘Eroica’ Energizes a Frail Fixture of Period Music”, in New York Times:

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