the "baritone" vocal type wasn't generally used until the 19th century. T-puberty vocal roles were specified as tenor or bass, and in the 18th century, someone we would today call a baritone might take both "tenor" and "bass" roles. this did seem like a head scratcher to me because there so obviously is a T-puberty voice deeper than a tenor while still being higher than a bass. but as I examine more 18th century vocal scores I think I am figuring out how they got by without "baritones",

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