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An accordionist
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
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.
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.
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