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baritone
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
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1996
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baritone. Male v. roughly midway in compass between ten. and bass and sometimes combining elements of both. Normal range from A to f♯′. But in It. and Fr. opera bars. are sometimes required to sing up to a♭′. The bass-bar. (e.g. Wagner's Wotan and Hans Sachs) has a range A♭–f′.
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Seven baritone electrics.(GEAR: Roundup!)(guitars)(Product/service evaluation)(Table)
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Baritones strike the right chord
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 1/1/2004; ; 657 words
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American bass-baritone Mark Doss continues to see his roles expand.(Time Out!)
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The Ballplayer-Baritone's Perfect Pitch;Washington's Gordon Hawkins, Up to Bat at the New York Opera
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/9/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...City Opera tonight, is a baritone-a kind of voice that is...of Marcello, the principal baritone and the second male lead in...and all the other great baritone roles? "No!" says Hawkins...not only those that affect baritones but also those that affect...
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Linares - the baritone with a different tenor
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 12/21/2003; 700+ words
; ...night performance of "Baritone Baritone Baritone in a Christmas Concert". The...having an astonishingly beautiful baritone voice, was visibly excited about...paired with two other international baritones in a show featuring songs that...
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Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/8/2002; ; 700+ words
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'America's greatest baritone' sings role of MacBeth
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baritone
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
baritone Name for the register of the human voice that falls between that of tenor and bass . It has been much used in operas since the 18th century; Mozart, Verdi, and Wagner, among others, have written major roles for the baritone voice.
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bass-baritone
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
bass-baritone. See baritone .
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baritone horn
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
baritone horn. See saxhorn .
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Temptations, The
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
...Michigan Members: Barrington Henderson, baritone vocals (born Washington, Pennsylvania...February 1948); Terry Weeks, tenor/baritone vocals (born 23 December 1962); Otis...Selective former members: Dennis Edwards, baritone vocals (born Birmingham, Alabama...
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Mulligan, Gerry
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...Knack For Arranging Developed Style on Baritone Contributed to Birth of the Cool Tackled...Mulligan was the undisputed king of the baritone saxophone. He played a significant role...1940s; began focusing exclusively on baritone saxophone, 1947; wrote scores for Stan...
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