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accordion Definition

ac·cor·dion (ə kôrdē 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

accordion Related Forms
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

  • piano: For good measure, Dennis brought his piano accordion with him.
  • button: From my distance it looked like a Dickens ' era young girl playing a button accordion.
accordion Quotes

  Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.

—Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett