Baritenor
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"Baritenor" is a slang word describing a male voice whose tessitura lies between the baritone and the tenor. The word is frequently used to describe one of the most common male musical vocal types, rather a pop singer than a true operatic baritone with an upward extension into tenor territority and with a baritonal quality.
In classical music, the term may be used to describe male vocal students who have not determined into which voice type they will mature. It is rarely used to describe an adult voice, as baritones can have an extension. A baritenor is closest in tessitura to the heldentenor, a special tenor having a thick-baritone lower register. The baritenor's voice is more lyrical in quality, and usually cannot pitch as high. A baritenor's range is usually B2 to A4 but there are some who can infrequently sing lower notes.
Occasionally in soul music, like the mezzo-soprano, a baritenor is a person of full voice, capable of singing both baritone and tenor. This classification is not as widely used as mezzo-soprano however.
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[edit] Baritenor roles in musicals and operettas
- Marius (Les Misérables)
- Enjolras (Les Misérables)
- Chris (Miss Saigon)
- Charles Guiteau (Assassins)
- Roger DeBris (The Producers), though it can be played effectively by a baritone
- Leo Bloom (The Producers)
- Caractacus Potts (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
- Sonny (Wakonda's Dream) though this is actually considered an opera
- Mark Cohen (Rent)
- Grantaire (Les Misérables)
- Les Amis de l'ABC (Les Misérables)
- Brad Majors (The Rocky Horror Show)
- The Beast (Beauty & The Beast)
- Anthony Hope (Sweeney Todd)
- John Wilkes Booth (Assassins)
- Father (Children of Eden)
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