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Accordions

Scope note

Portable reed organs consisting of an expandable bellows worked by the player's arm and a variable number of melody and bass keys.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042819

Broader Terms used

reed organs

Narrower Terms used

melodeons (accordions)
concertinas

Term used for

accordeons
accordians

Equivalent Terms used

accordion

Created

13yrs ago

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