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The '''bandoneón''' is a free-reed instrument particularly popular in Argentina. It plays an essential role in the orquesta tipica, the tango orchestra. The ''bandoneón'', called 'bandonion' by its German inventor, Heinrich Band was originally intended as an instrument for religious music and the popular music of the day, in contrast to its closest cousin, the German Concertina (or Konzertina), considered to be a folk instrument. German immigrants to Argentina brought the instrument with them in the early twentieth century, where it was incorporated into the local music. Like accordions and concertinas, the ''bandoneón'' is played by holding the instrument between both hands and either pushing in or pulling out the instrument while simultaneously pressing one or more buttons with the fingers.
Unlike the piano accordion, the ''bandoneón'' does not have keyboards per se, but has buttons on both sides; and also unlike most accordions, most buttons on the ''bandoneón'' produce a different note when played closing than when played opening. This means that each keyboard has actually two layouts - one for the opening notes, and one for the closing notes. Since the right and left hand keyboards are also different, this adds up to four different keyboard layouts that must be learned in order to play the instrument. There is also a difference between the notes produced on the button layout of an Argentine-tuned ''bandoneón'' versus a German-tuned one.
Additionally, none of these keyboard layouts presents a scalar sequence of notes. A few of the adjacent buttons form triads, for example the buttons under three adjacent fingers might sound G, B, and D when the instrument is pushed in, and F#, A, and C when it is pulled out -- an example from an Argentine-tuned ''bandoneón''. This makes it easier to play some simple music with I-V harmony, but quite challenging to play elaborate scalar passages and runs.
The late Argentinian classicist and tango king Ástor Piazzolla was a leading exponent of the ''bandoneón''.
★ Christian's Bandoneon Page
★ Squeezebox, an open repository of squeezebox knowledge on Wikia.
★ Geschichtliches zum Bandoneon
★ Grifftabellen
★ Bandoneons at the Bergen Museum
★ Premier Bandoneonbau Peter Spende - Berlin Germany
★ Klaus Gutjahr - Berlin Germany
★ Bandonion Restauration und Balgbau Wuppertal Germany
★ Bandonion and Concertina maker Harry Geuns - Kinrooi Belgium
★ Akkordeonwerkstatt - Rorschach Schweiz
Bandoneón "Cardenal" (made by ELA for Hohner)
Early bandonion, ca. 1905.
Alfred Arnold bandonion, ca. 1949.
The '''bandoneón''' is a free-reed instrument particularly popular in Argentina. It plays an essential role in the orquesta tipica, the tango orchestra. The ''bandoneón'', called 'bandonion' by its German inventor, Heinrich Band was originally intended as an instrument for religious music and the popular music of the day, in contrast to its closest cousin, the German Concertina (or Konzertina), considered to be a folk instrument. German immigrants to Argentina brought the instrument with them in the early twentieth century, where it was incorporated into the local music. Like accordions and concertinas, the ''bandoneón'' is played by holding the instrument between both hands and either pushing in or pulling out the instrument while simultaneously pressing one or more buttons with the fingers.
Unlike the piano accordion, the ''bandoneón'' does not have keyboards per se, but has buttons on both sides; and also unlike most accordions, most buttons on the ''bandoneón'' produce a different note when played closing than when played opening. This means that each keyboard has actually two layouts - one for the opening notes, and one for the closing notes. Since the right and left hand keyboards are also different, this adds up to four different keyboard layouts that must be learned in order to play the instrument. There is also a difference between the notes produced on the button layout of an Argentine-tuned ''bandoneón'' versus a German-tuned one.
Additionally, none of these keyboard layouts presents a scalar sequence of notes. A few of the adjacent buttons form triads, for example the buttons under three adjacent fingers might sound G, B, and D when the instrument is pushed in, and F#, A, and C when it is pulled out -- an example from an Argentine-tuned ''bandoneón''. This makes it easier to play some simple music with I-V harmony, but quite challenging to play elaborate scalar passages and runs.
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Famous Musicians
The late Argentinian classicist and tango king Ástor Piazzolla was a leading exponent of the ''bandoneón''.
External links
★ Christian's Bandoneon Page
★ Squeezebox, an open repository of squeezebox knowledge on Wikia.
★ Geschichtliches zum Bandoneon
★ Grifftabellen
★ Bandoneons at the Bergen Museum
★ Premier Bandoneonbau Peter Spende - Berlin Germany
★ Klaus Gutjahr - Berlin Germany
★ Bandonion Restauration und Balgbau Wuppertal Germany
★ Bandonion and Concertina maker Harry Geuns - Kinrooi Belgium
★ Akkordeonwerkstatt - Rorschach Schweiz
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