BARITONE DEFINITIONS - 12 definitions found
baritone adj 1: lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; "a baritone voice"; "baritone oboe" n 1: a male singer [syn: baritone, barytone] 2: the second lowest adult male singing voice [syn: baritone, baritone voice] 3: the second lowest brass wind instrument [syn: baritone, baritone horn] baritone obtainer reobtain taborine baritone 1609, from It. baritono, from Gk. barytonos "deep-toned," from barys "heavy, deep" + tonos "tone." Technically, "ranging from lower A in bass clef to lower F in treble clef." Meaning "singer having such a voice" is from 1821. As a type of brass band instrument, it is attested from 1949. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) baritone I. noun also barytone Etymology: French baryton or Italian baritono, from Greek barytonos deep sounding, from barys heavy + tonos tone — more at grieve Date: 1609 1. a male singing voice of medium compass between bass and tenor; also a person having this voice 2. a member of a family of instruments having a range between tenor and bass; especially the baritone saxhorn or baritone saxophone • baritonal adjective II. adjective also barytone Date: 1729 relating to or having the range or part of a baritone Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary baritone (baritones) In music, a baritone is a man with a fairly deep singing voice that is lower than that of a tenor but higher than that of a bass. N-COUNT English Explanatory Dictionary baritone ˈbærɪtəun n. & adj. --n. 1 a the second-lowest adult male singing voice. b a singer with this voice. c a part written for it. 2 a an instrument that is second-lowest in pitch in its family. b its player. --adj. of the second-lowest range. [It. baritono f. Gk barutonos f. barus heavy + tonos TONE] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, a. & n. See Barytone. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Barytone \Bar"y*tone\, Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, a. [Gr. ?; ? heavy + ? tone.] 1. (Mus.) Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice. 2. (Greek Gram.) Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Barytone \Bar"y*tone\, Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, n. [F. baryton: cf. It. baritono.] 1. (Mus.) (a) 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. (b) A person having a voice of such range. (c) The viola di gamba, now entirely disused. 2. (Greek Gram.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 161 Moby Thesaurus words for "baritone": Heldentenor, Meistersinger, accompaniment, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto, alto horn, aria singer, ballad horn, baritenor, bass, bass horn, bass viol, basso, basso buffo, basso cantante, basso continuo, basso ostinato, basso profundo, bassus, blues singer, brass choir, brass wind, brass-wind instrument, brasses, bravura, bugle, bugle horn, canary, cantatrice, canto, cantor, cantus, cantus figuratus, cantus planus, caroler, chanter, chantress, choral, choric, clarion, coloratura, coloratura soprano, comic bass, continuo, contralto, cornet, cornet-a-pistons, corno di caccia, cornopean, countertenor, crooner, deep, deep bass, deep-echoing, deep-pitched, deep-toned, deepmouthed, descant, descant viol, diva, double-bell euphonium, dramatic, dramatic soprano, drone, euphonium, falsetto, figured bass, grave, ground bass, heavy, helicon, heroic, heroic tenor, hollow, horn, hunting horn, hymnal, hymner, improvisator, key trumpet, lead singer, lieder singer, line, liturgical, lituus, low, low-pitched, lur, lyric, mellophone, melodist, mezzo-soprano, opera singer, operatic, ophicleide, orchestral horn, part, plain chant, plain song, pocket trumpet, post horn, prick song, prima donna, psalm singer, psalmic, psalmodial, psalmodic, rebec, rock-and-roll singer, sackbut, sacred, saxhorn, saxtuba, sepulchral, serpent, singer, singing, singstress, slide trombone, sliphorn, songbird, songster, songstress, soprano, sousaphone, tenor, tenor tuba, tenor viol, thorough bass, torch singer, treble, treble viol, tromba, tromba marina, trombone, trumpet, trumpet marine, tuba, undersong, valve trombone, valve trumpet, vielle, viol, viol family, viola bastarda, viola da braccio, viola da gamba, viola da spalla, viola di bordone, viola di fagotto, viola pomposa, violette, vocal, vocalist, vocalizer, voice, voice part, warbler, yodeler |
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