Accordion
An accordion is a musical instrument that has keys similar to a piano, but is small enough for a person to hold. It makes sounds using air pushed and pulled through reeds using a bellows. The accordion can also have buttons instead of keys. The 6-plus-6-system with three rows has the same fingering in all twelve scales.
 An accordion | |
| Classification | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| Inventor(s) | Friedrich Buschmann |
| Developed | 1822 |
| Related instruments | |
| Concertina | |
An accordionist
A person holding an accordion
The accordion was first patented in 1829 in Austria by Cyrill Demain.[1]
It was invented in Germany by Friedrich Buschmann in 1822. Since then, the instrument has made a significant impact on the world of modern and classical music. The accordion is similar to a portable piano. It is a wind instrument, comprising two reed organs that are connected by folding bellows.
Related pages
- Bandoneon
References
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