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A baritone[1] is a type of classical [2] male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types. It is the most common male voice. [3][4] The term originates from the Greek βαρύτονος (barýtonos), meaning "heavy sounding".
For classical and operatic singers, their voice type determines the roles they will sing and is a primary method of categorization. In non-classical music, singers are defined by their genre and their gender and not by their vocal range.[2] When the terms soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bassare used as descriptors of non ...
The baritone horn, sometimes called baritone, is a low-pitched brass instrument in the saxhorn family. [2] It is a piston-valve brass instrument with a bore that is mostly conical , like the smaller and higher pitched flugelhorn and tenor horn , but it has a narrower bore compared to the similarly pitched euphonium .
Will Liverman. Will Liverman (born May 10, 1988) is an American operatic baritone, described by NPR as 'a new, exciting voice in the opera world'. [1] He has performed in several roles at the Metropolitan Opera.
The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as a masterpiece of Western classical music and one of the supreme achievements in the ...
Baritenor (also rendered in English-language sources as bari-tenor[1] or baritenore[2]) is a portmanteau (blend) of the words "baritone" and "tenor". [3] It is used to describe both baritone and tenor voices. In Webster's Third New International Dictionary it is defined as "a baritone singing voice with virtually a tenor range ". [4]
Quinn Kamakanalani Kelsey (born 7 March 1978) is a Hawaiian baritone, [1] [2] who is particularly noted for his performances in operas by Verdi.He has been featured in leading roles by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, as well as other major opera companies in America and Europe.
1965 (age 58–59) London, England. Education. Christ Church Cathedral School; Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School. Alma mater. Magdalen College, Oxford; Guildhall School of Music. Occupation (s) Baritone singer and composer. Roderick Gregory Coleman Williams OBE (born 1965) is a British baritone and composer.