Bandoneon
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The bandoneon (or bandonion, Spanish: bandoneón) is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It is a typical instrument in most tango ensembles. As with other members of the concertina family, it is held between the hands, and played by pulling and pushing air through bellows, routing it through sets of tuned metal reeds by pressing the instrument's buttons. Unlike most accordions, bandoneons always employ the same sets of reeds to produce their sound, and do not usually have the register switches common on accordions. Nevertheless, the bandoneon can be played very expressively, using various bellows pressures and other techniques.
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Classification | |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 412.132 (Free-reed aerophone) |
Developed | Germany mid-1800s |
Related instruments | |
Chemnitzer concertina, concertina, harmonica, melodeon, reed organ, yu | |
Musicians | |
Ástor Piazzolla, Aníbal Troilo |