Classical Accordion - The evolutionary path of a minor instrument

Abstract

The current state of the converter accordion is the result of a path marked by reflection, commitment, ingenuity, and creativity. Factories, interpreters, and musicologists have played a key role in this evolution. Although its appearance is associated with the year 1829 by Cyrill Demian (Austria), according to various literature on the subject, the origin of the accordion is often associated with the predecessor instruments of the organ, given the reed system used by both. At the same time, other ancient instruments that used free reeds or that made use of bellows as a sound-activating agent, also inspired the successive improvements introduced in the accordion as we know it today.