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Baritone (or barytone; ; ; ) is the type of male voice that lies between bass and tenor. Originally from the Greek βαρυτονος, meaning 'deep (or heavy) sounding', music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second A below small C to the F above middle C (i.e. A2-F4) in choral music, and to G above middle C (i.e. A2 - G4) in operatic music, though it can be extended at either end. The first use of the term "baritone" emerged as baritonans late in the 15th century, usually in... full article at wikipedia

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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by crism May 16, 2008

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