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Definition of Barytone
1. Noun. A male singer.
Definition of Barytone
1. a. Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Barytone
1. Adjective. (linguistics) Not having the acute accent on the final syllable of a word, especially with reference to Greek grammar ¹
2. Noun. An alternative (and rare) form of baritone, a male voice or instrument with that range. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barytone
1. baritone [n -S] - See also: baritone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barytone
Literary usage of Barytone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Greek Grammar for the Use of High Schools and Universities by Philipp Buttmann, Alexander Buttmann, Edward Robinson (1851)
"EXAMPLES OF OTHER barytone VERBS, as they are actually in use. jta bring up (a
child). Middle, cause to bring up. ..."
2. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"ACCOMPANIED VOCAL MUSIC BY JOHN PYKE HULLAH Origin—Vocal Solo Repertoire—Mezzo
Soprano and barytone Voices—Solo Performances of Amateurs—Importance of ..."
3. The Violoncello and Its History by Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski, Isobella S. E. Stigand (1894)
"Another variety of the gamba was the barytone, which was cultivated in the last
century ... From this description it is evident that the barytone was a bass ..."
4. The Aeolian Pipe-organ and Its Music by Aeolian Company (1919)
"He appeared successfully before the public both in England and in this country,
as a barytone, ... barytone ..."
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