accordionist
Plays pleated instrument
An accordionist is a person who plays the accordion, a portable keyboard instrument with bellows and buttons or keys.
The term applies to professionals and amateurs alike: The accordionist played polkas at the wedding, a street accordionist in Paris.
Bouncy partnered folk step
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- musetteFrench folk aerophone
- klezmerTraditional Ashkenazi folk music
zydeco · conjunto · cumbia · milonga · tarantella · jig · reel · horah
Handheld device forcing air
- keysLock-operating instruments
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- trebleHigh frequency range
registers · squeezebox · chromatic · diatonic · melodeon · reeds · straps
Supremely accomplished performer
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- recitalSolo musical performance
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
phrasing · dynamics · ornamentation · improvisation · accompanist · ensemble · chamber · duo
Live entertainment venue
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
dance-hall · tavern · wedding · celebration · fiesta · showman · entertainer
Quality from past eras
- old-worldEvoking earlier eras
- sepia-tonedBrownish monochrome, vintage effect
- bygoneOf earlier times
- memoriesStored past experiences
wistful · sentimental · retro · romantic · immigrant · old-fashioned · timeless · evocative
polka
Bouncy partnered folk step
klezmer · zydeco · conjunto · cumbia · milonga · tarantella · jig · reel · horah · fandango
bellows
Handheld device forcing air
treble · registers · squeezebox · chromatic · diatonic · melodeon · reeds · straps
virtuoso
Supremely accomplished performer
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- recitalSolo musical performance
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
fingering · phrasing · dynamics · ornamentation · improvisation · accompanist · ensemble · chamber · duo · busker
cabaret
Live entertainment venue
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- festivalOrganized public celebration
fairground · dance-hall · tavern · wedding · celebration · fiesta · showman · entertainer
vintage
Quality from past eras
- old-worldEvoking earlier eras
- sepia-tonedBrownish monochrome, vintage effect
- bygoneOf earlier times
memories · wistful · sentimental · retro · romantic · immigrant · old-fashioned · timeless · evocative · bittersweet
- musicianspianist, guitarist, electric guitarist, bassist, vocalist
- performersactor, dancer, actress, singer, musician
- accordion worldbellows
- folk musiciansfolk singer, folk guitarist, folk duo, folk trio, fiddler
- nightclub performersDJ, dancer, singer, go-go dancer, club DJ
- buskersbusker, street band, one-man band, bucket drummer, beatboxer