bar·i·tone

also bar·y·tone (băr′ĭ-tōn′)

a. A male singer or voice with a range higher than a bass and lower than a tenor.

b. An instrument that sounds within this range.

c. A vocal or instrumental part written in this range.

2. A valved brass instrument similar to but larger than the euphonium.

[Italian baritono, from Greek barutonos, deep sounding : barus, heavy; see g^werə- in Indo-European roots + tonos, tone; see tone.]

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baritone

(ˈbærɪˌtəʊn)

1. (Music, other) the second lowest adult male voice, having a range approximately from G an eleventh below middle C to F a fourth above it

2. (Music, other) a singer with such a voice

3. (Music, other) the second lowest instrument in the families of the saxophone, horn, oboe, etc

adj

4. (Music, other) relating to or denoting a baritone: a baritone part.

5. (Music, other) denoting the second lowest instrument in a family: the baritone horn.

[C17: from Italian baritono a deep voice, from Greek barutonos deep-sounding, from barus heavy, low + tonos tone]

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bar•i•tone

(ˈbær ɪˌtoʊn)

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.

[1600–10; < Italian baritono low voice < Greek barýtonos deep-sounding. See barytone²]

bar`i•ton′al, adj.

baritone

A man’s voice of intermediate range, the usual range in which most men speak and sing.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	baritone - a male singer barytone singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
	2.	baritone - the second lowest adult male singing voice baritone voice singing voice - the musical quality of the voice while singing
	3.	baritone - the second lowest brass wind instrument baritone horn brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
Adj.	1.	baritone - lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; "a baritone voice"; "baritone oboe" low-pitched, low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

Translations

جَهير الصَّوْت

baryton

Bariton

baryton

bariton

baríton

baritono baritonale

baritonas

baritons

baryton

barytón

bariton

男中音

baritone

[ˈbærɪtəʊn]

A. N → barítono m

B. CPD [voice] → de barítono

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baritone

[ˈbærɪtəʊn] n (= singer) → baryton m baritone saxophonebaritone saxophone n → saxophone m baryton

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

baritone

n → Bariton m

adj → Bariton-

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

baritone

[ˈbærɪtəʊn] n → baritono

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

baritone

(ˈbӕritəun) noun

(a singer with) a deep male voice between bass and tenor.

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"That's it, Alexey," said the captain, in his loud baritone. "You must just eat a mouthful, now, and drink only one tiny glass."

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The others all joined in the chorus, from Will Scarlet's baritone to Friar Tuck's heavy bass.

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But now she said: "Go, Ludovic!" in a baritone voice.

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And we recognized, also, that it was that sort of quaint commingling of baritone and falsetto which at home we call "Tyrolese warbling."

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Some time after our rupture, you wished to study music, under the celebrated baritone who made such a successful appearance at the Theatre Italien; at the same time I felt inclined to learn dancing of the danseuse who acquired such a reputation in London.

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how delightful to see you again, dear friend!" he cried, in a voice which was now changed from a baritone into a bass, "you've not then forgotten me?"

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She told him he had a pleasant baritone and offered to give him lessons.

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Clean and fresh as if you'd been to a fete, not like us sinners of the line," cried Rostov, with martial swagger and with baritone notes in his voice, new to Boris, pointing to his own mud-bespattered breeches.

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"That Nicholl has a good deal of sense," said Barbicane; "presently I shall follow his example." Some moments after his continued bass supported the captain's baritone.

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The famous baritone, Carolus Fonta, had hardly finished Doctor Faust's first appeal to the powers of darkness, when M.

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All his faults were marked by kindred traits, and were those of a man who had a fine baritone, whose clothes hung well upon him, and who even in his ordinary gestures had an air of inbred distinction.

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If she had ever flirted on the open beach with the baritone of the troupe of pierrots, like Jane Oddy, she could have excused Arthur's attitude.

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