BARITONE


Meaning of BARITONE in English

— baritonal , adj.

/bar"i tohn'/ , Music.

n.

1. a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.

2. a singer with such a voice.

3. a large, valved brass instrument shaped like a trumpet or coiled in oval form, used esp. in military bands.

adj.

4. of or pertaining to a baritone; having the compass of a baritone.

Also, barytone .

[ 1600-10; baritono low voice barýtonos deep-sounding. See BARYTONE 2 ]

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