Baritone vs. Barytone — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Baritone and Barytone
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Baritone
A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types. The term originates from the Greek βαρύτονος (barýtonos), meaning "heavy sounding".
Barytone
In Ancient Greek grammar, a barytone is a word without any accent on the last syllable. Words with an acute or circumflex on the second-to-last or third-from-last syllable are barytones, as well as words with no accent on any syllable: τις "someone" (unaccented) ἄνθρωπος "person" (proparoxytone) μήτηρ "mother" (paroxytone) μοῦσα "muse" (properispomenon)Like the word baritone, it comes from Ancient Greek barýtonos, from barýs "heavy", "low" and tónos "pitch", "sound".
Baritone
An adult male singing voice between tenor and bass
He sang in a rich baritone
Barytone
(Music) Variant of baritone.
Baritone
An instrument that is second lowest in pitch in its family
A baritone sax
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Barytone
(Linguistics) A word that has a heavy stress or pitch accent on its penultimate syllable.
Baritone
A male singer or voice with a range higher than a bass and lower than a tenor.
Barytone
Relating to or being a word that has a heavy stress or pitch accent on its penultimate syllable.
Baritone
An instrument that sounds within this range.
Barytone
(linguistics) Not having an accent on the last syllable.
Baritone
A vocal or instrumental part written in this range.
Barytone
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to a word not having an accent on the last syllable.
Baritone
A valved brass instrument similar to but larger than the euphonium.
Barytone
Archaic form of baritone
Baritone
The male voice between tenor and bass
Barytone
(linguistics) A word that is not accented on the ultimate syllable.
Baritone
The musical range between tenor and bass
Barytone
(linguistics) A word that is accented on the penultimate syllable.
Baritone
A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass
Barytone
Archaic form of baritone
Baritone
A brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn
Barytone
Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice.
Baritone
(linguistics) barytone.
Barytone
Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.
Baritone
See Barytone.
Barytone
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.
Baritone
A male singer
Barytone
A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.
Baritone
The second lowest adult male singing voice
Barytone
A male singer
Baritone
The second lowest brass wind instrument
Baritone
Lower in range than tenor and higher than bass;
A baritone voice
Baritone oboe
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