bari·tone
ˈber-ə-ˌtōn 
ˈba-rə-
variants
or less commonly barytone
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
Examples of baritone in a Sentence
Noun
He sang in his school choir as a baritone.
Recent Examples on the Web
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Soprano Amy Foote sings the title role, alongside baritone Spencer Dodd as the Forester, in a production directed by Nicolas A. Garcia and choreographed by Lissa Resnick, with music director Jonathan Khuner leading the small orchestra.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St. Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. Chelsea Guo, soprano and piano; Joseph Parrish, baritone.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
The baritone debuted in front of the cameras as the star of the 1956 feature Les Promesses Dangereuses, then followed with a performance opposite Francoise Arnoul in the romantic drama Asphalte (1959).
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Image The thunderous title role, which Mr. Reimann wrote for the German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, a frequent collaborator, is noted for its musical difficulty.
—A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Edward Nelson turned his rich baritone to entertainingly overplaying the viceroy turned mayor Don Andrès, pushing his arrogance to a point that once or twice successfully inspired a whit of pity.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
His youthful and rich baritone promises major growth in the coming years.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
Current members of the E Street Horns Ed Manion: tenor and baritone saxophone, percussion (1989, 2012-2014, 2023-present).
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
Cesar Brioso, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2023
Chris Young became his gold standard, thanks to his sturdy songcraft and similar baritone range.
—Hank Shteamer, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2022
Known for her oddly baritone voice, her copy-Steve Jobs aesthetic and fooling high-profile board members such as former Defense Secretary James Mattis, Holmes was finally sentenced in November to 11 years in federal prison.
—Jena McGregor, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
Following playful street scene vignettes accompanied by a wistful, baritone voice-over narration, the film lingers tenderly on our protagonist, who prepares for a date who never arrives.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2022
The gravity of Tines’ stage presence — boosted by Dede Ayite’s period costumes — is exceeded only by his powerful bass-baritone voice, an unwavering vocal prowess displayed in singing from the top of Act 2 until the penultimate scene of Act 3.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2022
The pair worked together and created a baritone guitar, which allows Walkin Cane to play with different tunings and thicker strings, perfect for his style of playing.
—John Canale, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2022
At the center of the ensemble was the young Ukrainian bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi, a member of the Met’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2022
Carlos Marin, the ever smiling and sharply dressed baritone powerhouse of multi-national quartet Il Divo, died Sunday of COVID complications.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Dec. 2021
Noun
And Musetta’s lover, the painter Marcello, will be played by baritones Søren Pedersen and Michael Segura.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Soprano Amy Foote sings the title role, alongside baritone Spencer Dodd as the Forester, in a production directed by Nicolas A. Garcia and choreographed by Lissa Resnick, with music director Jonathan Khuner leading the small orchestra.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St. Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. Chelsea Guo, soprano and piano; Joseph Parrish, baritone.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
The baritone debuted in front of the cameras as the star of the 1956 feature Les Promesses Dangereuses, then followed with a performance opposite Francoise Arnoul in the romantic drama Asphalte (1959).
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Image The thunderous title role, which Mr. Reimann wrote for the German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, a frequent collaborator, is noted for its musical difficulty.
—A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Edward Nelson turned his rich baritone to entertainingly overplaying the viceroy turned mayor Don Andrès, pushing his arrogance to a point that once or twice successfully inspired a whit of pity.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
His youthful and rich baritone promises major growth in the coming years.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
Current members of the E Street Horns Ed Manion: tenor and baritone saxophone, percussion (1989, 2012-2014, 2023-present).
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Instead, to Lacy's chagrin, Paul Robeson, a former athlete turned bass-baritone singer and actor who also was famous for visiting the Soviet Union, was there at the commissioner's invitation.
—Cesar Brioso, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2023
Chris Young became his gold standard, thanks to his sturdy songcraft and similar baritone range.
—Hank Shteamer, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2022
Known for her oddly baritone voice, her copy-Steve Jobs aesthetic and fooling high-profile board members such as former Defense Secretary James Mattis, Holmes was finally sentenced in November to 11 years in federal prison.
—Jena McGregor, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
Following playful street scene vignettes accompanied by a wistful, baritone voice-over narration, the film lingers tenderly on our protagonist, who prepares for a date who never arrives.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2022
The gravity of Tines’ stage presence — boosted by Dede Ayite’s period costumes — is exceeded only by his powerful bass-baritone voice, an unwavering vocal prowess displayed in singing from the top of Act 2 until the penultimate scene of Act 3.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2022
The pair worked together and created a baritone guitar, which allows Walkin Cane to play with different tunings and thicker strings, perfect for his style of playing.
—John Canale, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2022
At the center of the ensemble was the young Ukrainian bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi, a member of the Met’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2022
Carlos Marin, the ever smiling and sharply dressed baritone powerhouse of multi-national quartet Il Divo, died Sunday of COVID complications.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Dec. 2021
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