accordion
Polka band staple
An accordion is a portable musical instrument with a bellows, buttons or keys, and free metal reeds.
The player squeezes and expands the bellows while pressing keys to force air past the reeds, producing sound.
Accordions appear in folk music traditions worldwide—polka, tango, zydeco, klezmer.
As a modifier, accordion describes things that fold in pleats like a bellows: accordion doors, accordion folders.
Bouncy partnered folk step
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- zydecoCreole roots music
- klezmerTraditional Ashkenazi folk music
musette · chanson · norteno · cumbia · tarantella · mazurka · samba · conjunto
Collapsible bellows instrument
- buttonDisc through a hole
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
- reedsHollow-stemmed marsh plants
- bassDeep pitch or fish
treble · keyboard · chromatic · diatonic · musette · tuning · fingering · register
Firm bilateral compression
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- compressReduce volume by force
- expandIncrease in size
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
inflate · deflate · push · pull · folds · pleats · pressure · breath
Repetitive brass rhythm
- tempoRate of musical performance
- hopSmall, quick jump
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- partnerOne who shares activity
dance · festival · costume · European · Oktoberfest · German · Czech · Polish
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- old-worldEvoking earlier eras
- bygoneOf earlier times
- memoriesStored past experiences
sentimental · antique · heritage · yesteryear · melancholy · wistful · reminiscence · sepia
Public urban roadway
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- metroUrban rail transit
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- hatGarment for the head
tips · Paris · cobblestone · romantic · serenade · itinerant · wandering · corner
Bends upon itself
- expandableAble to be enlarged
- collapsibleAble to compress compactly
- stretchableCapable of being extended
- flexibleAble to bend freely
extensible · retractable · unfoldable · gusset · plisse · corrugated · zigzag · creased
polka
Bouncy partnered folk step
klezmer · musette · chanson · norteno · cumbia · tarantella · mazurka · samba · conjunto · mariachi
squeezebox
Collapsible bellows instrument
bass · treble · keyboard · chromatic · diatonic · musette · tuning · fingering · register · keys
squeeze
Firm bilateral compression
airflow · inflate · deflate · push · pull · folds · pleats · pressure · breath · pneumatic
oom-pah
Repetitive brass rhythm
partner · dance · festival · costume · European · Oktoberfest · German · Czech · Polish · ballroom
vintage
Quality from past eras
memories · sentimental · antique · heritage · yesteryear · melancholy · wistful · reminiscence · sepia · grandmother
street
Public urban roadway
hat · tips · Paris · cobblestone · romantic · serenade · itinerant · wandering · corner · passerby
folds
Bends upon itself
- expandableAble to be enlarged
- collapsibleAble to compress compactly
- stretchableCapable of being extended
flexible · extensible · retractable · unfoldable · gusset · plisse · corrugated · zigzag · creased · partition
- folk culturefolk customs, folk beliefs, folk costume, folk crafts, folk medicine
- beer gardensbiergarten, picnic tables, steins, pint glasses, outdoor bar
- European instrumentsbagpipes, balalaika, bandura, bodhran, bouzouki
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
- German traditionsOktoberfest, lederhosen, dirndl, dirndls, beer gardens
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
accordionpipe organ
Wind instrument with tuned tubes
church organ · grand piano · concert grand · carillon · cathedral organ
accordionviolin
Bowed string instrument
guitar · piano · drums · synthesizer · electric guitar
- according toAs stated by
- according to planProceeding as designed
- piano accordionKeyed free-reed bellows instrument
- according to sources
- accordion filePleated multi-pocket folder
- accordion foldZigzag paper creasing method
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