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This is a list of articles describing traditional music styles that incorporate the accordion, alphabetized by assumed region of origin.. Note that immigration has affected many styles: e.g. for the South American styles of traditional music, German and Czech immigrants arrived with accordions (usually button boxes) and the new instruments were incorporated into the local traditional music.
This is a list of articles describing popular music acts that incorporate the accordion. The accordion appeared in popular music from the 1900s-1960s. This half century is often called the "Golden Age of the Accordion." Three players: Pietro Frosini, and the two brothers Count Guido Deiro and Pietro Deiro were major influences at this time.
The accordion was spread across the globe by the waves of Europeans who emigrated to various parts of the world in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The mid-19th-century accordion became a favorite of folk musicians for several reasons: "The new instrument's popularity [among the common masses] was a result of its unique qualities.
Bal-musette – 19th century style of French accordion-based dance music. Balakadri – Guadeloupean music made from the quadrille, usually performed at balls. Balinese Gamelan – Javanese and Balinese style made from xylophones, drums, and plucked strings. Balearic beat – a style of house music that originated from the Balearic Islands.
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The accordion is one of several European inventions of the early 19th century that use free reeds driven by a bellows. An instrument called accordion was first patented in 1829 by Cyrill Demian in Vienna. [notes 4] Demian's instrument bore little resemblance to modern instruments. It only had a left hand buttonboard, with the right hand simply ...
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