- a variation of baritone.
barytone
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of barytone
1820–30; < Greek barýtonos, equivalent to barý ( s ) heavy, deep (of sound) + tónos tone
Example Sentences
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Lawrence Mervil Tibbett, barytone opera singer and cinema star; by Grace Mackay Tibbett; in Reno.
From Time Magazine Archive
"O Sancta Medaglia" is dear to the heart of the barytone, and the tenor has a choice of beautiful solos from the first act to the last.
From Stars of the Opera by Wagnalls, Mabel
One of the most appealing Canons in modern literature is the setting for soprano and barytone, by Henschel, of the poem Oh that we two were Maying by Charles Kingsley.
From Music: An Art and a Language by Spalding, Walter Raymond
Fortunately, Mr. Gatti had been able to assemble all his songsters—with the exception of Gilly, our French barytone, a prisoner of war in Austria—and we were to enjoy an agreeable and uneventful ocean trip home.
From Geraldine Farrar The Story of an American Singer by Farrar, Geraldine
"Here is something we used to like," suggested Alrik desperately, and started a splendid barytone rendering of "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes."
From The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell
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