accordion
accordion
Definition
ac·cor·dion (ə kôr′dē ən)
noun
a musical instrument with keys, metal reeds, and a bellows: it is played by alternately pulling out and pressing together the bellows to force air through the reeds, which are opened by fingering the keys
Etymology: Ger akkordion < akkord, harmony (prob. < It accordare, to be in tune: see accord) + -ion as in orchestrion
adjective
having folds, or folding, like the bellows of an accordion accordion pleats
ac·cor′·di·on·ist noun
accordion
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- accompany: Accompanied only by an accordion, it was a perfect accompaniment to the dancing of love, life and death.
Converse of object
- play: Starting to play the accordion, or church organ?
- include: Ominously these include accordion, too many banjos and the singing saw.
- have: It is not neccessary to have an accordion or a guitar.
- learn: For the first few weeks of learning music he dabbled with playing mouth organ, bagpipes and concertina, before learning button accordion.
- feature: And then Dominic Frontiere and I did an album with him featuring accordion and guitar for Liberty Records.
- make: By '52 Hagstrom was making some 15,000 accordions a year.
Adjective modifier
- diatonic: Then the trio of David Rolland on the diatonic accordion played music in the Cajun style of Louisiana.
- Key: Great f. ... Toy Accordion £ 17.99 US$35.08 E27.88 7 Key ACCORDION.
- midi: The band members are: Jim Leighton - midi accordion, piano.
- small: Many missionaries used music, playing a small accordion to draw a group together.
- solo: From a solo accordion to a sixteen piece band plus Bavarian cabaret.
Modifies a noun
- playing: Inspiration behind the revival of interest in trad accordion playing.
- player: Why did the viola player marry the accordion player?
- band: Do your sums and work out the minimum outlay for the formation of an accordion band today.
- music: Now the bluesy Louisiana Creole accordion music gets its own release.
- accompaniment: A story from everywhere in the world with accordion accompaniment.
- solo: Lazy Dog keep this track original by choosing to add a rarely see accordion solo.
Noun used with modifier
accordion Quotes
Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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