Lexic.us

Definition of Baritone

1. Adjective. Lower in range than tenor and higher than bass. "Baritone oboe"

2. Noun. A male singer.

3. Noun. The second lowest adult male singing voice.

4. Noun. The second lowest brass wind instrument.

Definition of Baritone

1. a. & n. See Barytone.

Definition of Baritone

1. Noun. The male voice between tenor and bass ¹

2. Noun. The musical range between tenor and bass ¹

3. Noun. A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass ¹

4. Noun. ''Specifically'', a brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Baritone

1. a male singing voice [n -S]

Medical Definition of Baritone

1. 1. Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice. 2. Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. Origin: Gr.; heavy + tone. 1. A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other. A person having a voice of such range. The viola di gamba, now entirely disused. 2. A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. Origin: F. Baryton: cf. It. Baritono. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Baritone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Victor Book of the Opera: Stories of Seventy Grand Operas with Three by Victor Talking Machine Company (1912)
"baritone By Antonio Scotti, baritone By Antonio Scotti, baritone By Emilio de ... baritone By Titta Ruffo, baritone By Alan Turner, baritone By Alan Turner, ..."

2. Memories of a Musical Career by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1919)
"CHAPTER X NEW COMPANY — THE baritone SANSONE — " MARIA DE ROHAN" AND "LA ... good luck to secure the services of a baritone of high repute, named Sansone. ..."

3. The Victor Book of the Opera by Henry William Simon (1915)
"Prologo (Prologue) By Pasquale Amato, baritone By Antonio Scotti, baritone By ... baritone (In Italian) 88392 Part II—Un nido di memorie (A Song of Tender ..."

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