Bandoneon Definition

băn-dōnē-ŏn
noun
A musical instrument similar to a large concertina, especially popular in Latin America.
American Heritage

(music) A small Latin American accordion played with buttons.

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Other Word Forms of Bandoneon

Noun

Singular:
bandoneon
Plural:
bandoneons

Origin of Bandoneon

  • American Spanish bandoneón from German Bandonion, Bandoneon Heinrich Band (1821–1860), German inventor (Akkord)ion accordion accordion

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish bandoneón, from German Bandoneon, named after Heinrich Band.

    From Wiktionary

Bandoneon Sentence Examples

  • Anglo concertina 4 on his own, and bandoneon accompanied by his daughter Daisy Sherlock on piano.

  • During the evening, Scan played Anglo concertina 4 on his own, and bandoneon accompanied by his daughter Daisy Sherlock on piano.

  • That year the German instrument known as the bandoneon (sort of like an accordion) appeared in Buenos Aires and began to be a part of the tango sound.

  • It wasn't until 1910 that the German bandoneon (a squeezebox instrument) began to be associated with the dance, but today the sound of the bandoneon chords are inextricably linked to the dramatic dance.

  • In the decade following the bandoneon's association with tango, recordings by artists who included the bandoneon in their tango music made up almost half of all the releases by the gramophone companies.

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Words Starting With

BBABAN

Words Ending With

NONEON

Unscrambles

bandoneon

Words Starting With B and Ending With N

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With B9 Letter Words Ending With N