Bandoneon

Bandaneon

Questions and answers

Where does it come from?

The bandoneon is an instrument that looks like a small accordion with keys and switches on both its sides. It has its origin in Germany but became very popular in countries such as Argentina, Uruguay, and Lithuania

What type of musical insterument is it?

Bandoneon is a musical instrument in the keyboard group.

How can you play it?

To play it, you need to hold it with both hands, and perform constant pushing and pulling motions that will create pressure and movement of air in its bellows.

What material is it made of?

The bandaneon is made of cane.

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Fun facts

1.. Bandoneons are bellows-driven (bellows is a tool used for blowing air. It consists of a leather bag between two wooden boards that you pull apart and push together) free reed instruments (a free-reed is a reed in a musical instrument that vibrates when the air comes through it) that belong to a category called “squeezeboxes”.

2”. In Argentina and Uruguay, this instrument is tied to the history of tango music, while Lithuania has used bandoneon for playing folk music.

3 The bandoneon was invited about 1846 by Heirich Band, in Krefeld

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