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accordion

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Also known as musette-type

Accordions (from 19th-century German ', from '—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed in a frame). The essential characteristic of the accordion is to combine in one instrument a melody section, also called the diskant, usually on the right-hand keyboard, with an accompaniment or Basso continuo functionality on the left-hand. The musician normally plays the melody on buttons or keys on the right-hand side (referred to as the keyboard or sometimes the manual), and

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The accordion is a musical instrument classified under Hornbostel-Sachs codes 412.132-62-8 and 412.132. It was invented in 1829. The Unicode character for the instrument is 🪗. It is associated with the Commons gallery titled "Accordion" and the category "Accordions."

The subject is described at URLs within the Occitanica explorer for arts and instruments. It is also referenced by 4,943 other encyclopedia articles. The term "Accordéon" appears in source data grounded via property P973. An exact match link connects the subject to WordNet RDF.

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Key facts

Instrument.name
Accordion
Instrument.image
A convertor free-bass piano-accordion and a Russian bayan.jpg
Instrument.caption
A piano accordion (top) and a chromatic button accordion (bottom)
Instrument.background
keyboard
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
412.132
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
Free reed aerophone
Instrument.developed
Early 19th century
Instrument.range
Depends on configuration: Right-hand keyboard Chromatic button accordion Diatonic button accordion Piano accordion Left-hand keyboard Stradella bass system Free-bass system
Instrument.related
Hand-pumped: Bandoneon, concertina, flutina, garmon, trikitixa, Indian harmonium, harmoneon Foot-pumped: Harmonium Mouth-blown: Claviola, melodica, harmonica, Laotian khene, Chinese shēng, Japanese shō Electronic reedless instruments: Digital accordion, Electronium
Instrument.musicians
Accordionists (list of accordionists).
Instrument.articles
Accordion, Chromatic button accordion, Bayan, Diatonic button accordion, Piano accordion, Stradella bass system, Free-bass system, Accordion reed ranks and switches

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Described at

Accordéon

Inventaire des richesses du patrimoine culturel immatériel occitan : chants, danses, instruments de musique, savoir-faire artisanaux ou artistiques.

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
set of free reeds
Country of origin
France
Image
A converter free-bass piano-accordion and a Russian bayan.jpg
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Hornbostel-Sachs classification
412.132
Commons gallery
Accordion
Commons category
Accordions
topic's main category
Category:Accordion
exact match
wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/02672831-n
used by
accordionist
Unicode character
🪗
inception
1829-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
described at URL
mondes.occitanica.eu/oc/explorar/arts/los-instruments/acordeon
indigenous to
Pau
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Encyclopedic overview

39 sections
Contents
  • Original name
  • History
  • Construction
  • Universal components
  • Bellows
  • Body
  • Pallet mechanism
  • Variable components
  • Right-hand keyboard systems
  • Left-hand keyboard systems
  • Reed ranks and switches
  • Classification of chromatic and piano type accordions
  • Straps
  • Electronic and digital
  • Unusual accordions
  • Manufacturing process
  • Use in various music genres
  • Use in traditional music
  • Use in jazz
  • Notable jazz accordionists
  • Left hand techniques
  • Use in popular music
  • Use in rock music
  • Use in classical music
  • Australia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Czech Republic
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • North Korea
  • United States
  • Other audio samples
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Accordions (from 19th-century German ', from '—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed in a frame). The essential characteristic of the accordion is to combine in one instrument a melody section, also called the diskant, usually on the right-hand keyboard, with an accompaniment or Basso continuo functionality on the left-hand. The musician normally plays the melody on buttons or keys on the right-hand side (referred to as the keyboard or sometimes the manual), and the accompaniment on bass or pre-set chord buttons on the left-hand side. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist.

The accordion belongs to the free-reed aerophone family. Other instruments in this family include the concertina, harmonica, and bandoneon. The concertina and bandoneon do not have the melody–accompaniment duality. The harmoneon is also related and, while having the descant vs. melody dualism, tries to make it less pronounced. The harmonium and American reed organ are in the same family, but are typically larger than an accordion and sit on a surface or the floor.

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