What is Accordion?
{{Infobox instrument | name = Accordion | names = | image = Akordeon Morino V 120 De Luxe firmy Hohner.jpg | image_capt = An accordion | background = | classification = [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboard]] | hornbostel_sachs = | hornbostel_sachs_desc = | inventors = Friedrich Buschmann | developed = 1822 | range = | related = [[Concertina]] | musicians = | builders = | articles = }} [[File:Accordionist.jpg|thumb|An accordionist]] [[File:Freret Street Festival 2005, New Orleans - Accordian player.jpg|thumb|A person holding an 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 [[sound]]s using [[air]] pushed and pulled through [[Reed (instrument)|reeds]] using a [[bellows]]. The accordion can also have buttons instead of keys. The [[6-plus-6-instruments|6-plus-6-system]] with three rows has the same fingering in all twelve scales. The accordion was first patented in 1829 in [[Austria]] by [[Cyrill Demain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.onmusic.org/terms/70-accordion|title=OnMusic Dictionary - Term|website=dictionary.onmusic.org}}</ref> 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== {{commons cat|Accordions}} {{reflist}} {{music-stub}} [[Category:Keyboard instruments]]