- a variation of baritone.
barytone
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of barytone
1820–30; < Greek barýtonos, equivalent to barý ( s ) heavy, deep (of sound) + tónos tone
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Lawrence Mervil Tibbett, barytone opera singer and cinema star; by Grace Mackay Tibbett; in Reno.
From Time Magazine Archive
Presently he went to the piano and trolled out songs in a rich barytone, playing his own accompaniments.
From Throckmorton by Molly Elliot Seawell
Monsieur Maynial does not tell of the black butterflies, the truth of which I can vouch for, as I heard the story from Lassalle, the French barytone, a friend of Maupassant's.
From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by James Huneker
"And do you know what he says to me?" a penetrating barytone voice announced as they came in.
From Elkan Lubliner, American by Montague Glass
It begins with a prelude closing with full orchestra and organ, and leading to barytone solo and chorus, and a short exhortation to prayer by Escobedo.
From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton
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