Editing Baritone horn (section)

== Notable Repertoire and Artists ==

=== Repertoire ===
The baritone is highly applauded in its soloistic tendencies, with many brass band compositions using the solo baritone (or the first chair for American counterparts) as a solo voice. Its rich, lyrical tone bridges the gap between the trombone and euphonium, offering warmth, agility, and expressiveness ideal for melodic lines. Below are notable performances of key repertoire works for the instrument.

* The Holy Well - Peter Graham<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=sUOa-RKnHuWEFwus&v=Ej9SzYBivVI&feature=youtu.be |title=The Holy Well - Peter Graham (Soloist Katrina Marzella) |date=2017-02-16 |last=New York Staff Band |access-date=2025-05-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
* The Swan (Il Cigno) - Camille Saint-Saëns<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLs8lmZ6DOjA17BNgYxiqEaZ-psNnTy1AV&v=3rV2ZwyGdY8&feature=youtu.be |title=The Swan (Il Cigno) Baritone Horn (Flicorno Tenore) Solo.wmv |date=2010-05-31 |last=antonio russo |access-date=2025-05-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
* Donegal Bay - Paul Lovatt-Cooper<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLs8lmZ6DOjA17BNgYxiqEaZ-psNnTy1AV&v=gFXTncczPZQ&feature=youtu.be |title=Donegal Bay - Urien Sion Huws |date=2013-05-30 |last=Urien Sion Huws |access-date=2025-05-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
* Rhapsody for B♭ Baritone - Philip Sparke<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ1SVFlhPrQ&feature=youtu.be |title=Rhapsody for Bb Baritone (Philip Sparke) - Rob Richardson and Brass Band of Columbus |date=2012-02-12 |last=Rob Richardson - music, languages, travel, gaming |access-date=2025-05-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

=== Artists ===
Notable artists who are today referenced as great baritone players include    and

* Katrina Marzella has been hailed as the leading baritone horn player of her generation. Her musical development owes much to the rich brass band heritage she encountered growing up in West Lothian, Scotland. Katrina now lives in Manchester and has played with many of the UK's most accomplished bands. She currently plays solo baritone with Black Dyke Band.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Katrina Marzella - Yamaha - UK and Ireland |url=https://uk.yamaha.com/en/artists/k/katrina_marzella.html |access-date=2020-09-29 |website=Uk.yamaha.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Helen Harrelson is a British baritone horn soloist, educator, and brass band advocate based in the United States. She has performed with top brass bands like the Black Dyke Band and Fountain City Brass Band (of which she currently plays solo baritone with), and has earned numerous national titles as both a soloist and ensemble performer. A dedicated music educator and founder of the Fountain City Youth Brass Academy, she continues to promote brass band music through teaching, performance, and research.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2016 |title=Helen Harrelson {{!}} Besson |url=https://www.besson.com/artist/helen-harrelson/ |access-date=2020-09-29 |website=Besson.com}}</ref> 
* Robert Richardson  is a distinguished baritone and euphonium player originally from Lenzie, near Glasgow, Scotland. He began his musical journey on piano and cornet at age 10, later transitioning to low brass. Richardson held principal positions in the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland and has performed extensively with the Brass Band of Columbus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=webmaster |date=2015-11-11 |title=Rob Richardson |url=https://www.brassbandofcolumbus.org/rob-richardson/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Brass Band of Columbus |language=en-US}}</ref> He has also published some of the primary scholarly sources regarding baritone repertoire.
* Mike Cavanagh (B. 1994) is from Stockport and began playing the Baritone at the age of 8. He is currently Principal Baritone of the world-famous Black Dyke Band, and the professor of baritone horn at the Royal Northern College of Music.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Cavanagh |url=https://www.besson.com/artist/michael-cavanagh/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Besson |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Simone Mantia]] was an American baritone horn/euphonium virtuoso and also trombone artist at the turn of the twentieth century. He was both a performer and administrator with many American band and orchestral ensembles. 
* [[Leonard Falcone]] was a virtuoso of the instrument, and one of the first so. The [[Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Festival]] is a notable venue for aspiring artists on euphonium, but its namesake played baritone on his many recordings.<ref>[[Michigan State University]] Archives – [[Leonard Falcone]] Collection {{cite web|url=https://www.msu.edu/unit/msuarhc/falcone1.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509104649/http://www.msu.edu/unit/msuarhc/falcone1.htm |archive-date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref> He had also published a rather fiery [[National Association for Music Education|NAfME]] article advocating for the soloistic voice of the baritone, stating "anyone well acquainted with the instrument cannot deny that the baritone is one of the most, if not the most, expressive of the brass instruments."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Falcone |first=Leonard |date=1939-12-01 |title=An Appeal for Solos for Baritone Horn |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.2307/3385556 |journal=Music Educators Journal |language=EN |volume=26 |issue=3 |pages=38–38 |doi=10.2307/3385556 |issn=0027-4321}}</ref>

Trumpeter [[Maynard Ferguson]] used a baritone in the song "Gospel John"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-eIuIMUREo&feature=youtu.be |title=Maynard Ferguson - Gospel John |date=2008-07-31 |last=malawolf85 |access-date=2025-05-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref> and in one of his three solos (the other two involving a valved trombone and a trumpet) in a live performance of his song "Great Guns".<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=amOrtflCn4A_tgN5&v=Mmb-mGsK280&feature=youtu.be |title=Maynard Ferguson "Great Guns" 1959 |date=2009-04-14 |last=sdartist1 |access-date=2025-05-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The instrument used in "Great Guns" may have been a euphonium, but with the American naming system, it has been classified as a baritone through this article.

Japanese free-improvisation trumpeter [[Toshinori Kondo]] has played baritone on some dates and recordings (e.g., ''[[Jazz Bunker]]''), as has saxophonist [[Ralph Carney]] (e.g., ''[[Night on Earth (soundtrack)|Night on Earth]]'').