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 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. 

On May 6, 1829, in Austria, Cyrill Demain and his sons presented a new instrument to the authorities for patent. The patent was granted to Cyrill for the accordion in 1829.

According to the OnMusic Dictionary, the accordion was first invented in Germany by Friedrich Buschmann in 1822. Although many people believe it was invented by Cyrill first. 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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