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Baritone

The baritone is a musical instrument. Listen to 5 recordings and learn how it makes its sound.

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PDP-CH - Robert Carr, baritone - The hymns my Mother used to sing - Frank Langford and…
3:13Public domainWikimedia Commons
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PDP-CH - Emil Schipper, bass-baritone with the Vienna Philharmonic, Karl Alwin -…
3:48Public domainWikimedia Commons
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PDP-CH - Beniamino Gigli, Tenor and Giuseppe de Luca, Baritone - La Gioconda - Act 1 -…
4:14Public domainWikimedia Commons
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PDP-CH - Beniamino Gigli, Tenor and Giuseppe de Luca, Baritone - I pescatori di perle -…
4:17Public domainWikimedia Commons
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PDP-CH - Herbert Janssen, Baritone - Michael Raucheisen, Pianoforte - Denke es, o Seele…
4:20Public domainWikimedia Commons
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From Wikipedia

A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice types. It is the most common human male voice. The term originates from the Greek βαρύτονος (barýtonos), meaning "low sounding". Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C (i.e. F2–F4) in choral music, and from the second G below middle C to the G above middle C (G2 to G4) in operatic music, but the range can extend at either end. Subtypes of baritone include the baryton-Martin baritone (light baritone), lyric baritone, Kavalierbariton, Verdi baritone, dramatic baritone, baryton-noble baritone, and the bass-baritone.

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