Difference between Baritone and Barytone

What is the difference between Baritone and Barytone?

Baritone as a noun is the male voice between tenor and bass while Barytone as a noun is an alternative (and rare) form of baritone, a male voice or instrument with that range.

Baritone

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The male voice between tenor and bass A person, instrument, or group that performs the baritone part. Specifically, an instrument similar to the euphonium.

Example sentence: I wasn't the best in my class at the Royal Academy. There was a really good soprano and baritone who were technically better and are doing really well in opera now. But I was definitely the best mezzo-soprano in my class, because I was the only one of those!

Barytone

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not having the acute accent on the final syllable of a word, especially with reference to Greek grammar

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An alternative (and rare) form of baritone, a male voice or instrument with that range.

We hope you now know whether to use Baritone or Barytone in your sentence.

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