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06-May-2011
Editor's Noteby Rob Howard |
 In Vienna, Austria, on May 6th 1829, Cyrill Demian (1772–1847) an Armenian-born organ builder, patented an instrument in Vienna that he called an ‘aeoline’. However, a clerk at the patents office – for reasons unknown – coined a new word by writing ‘Accordion’ on the patent. Whatever the reason, the name accordion certainly stuck!The accordion, in its various forms, quickly became popular internationally, largely due to its unrivaled ability to adapt to the national music traditions of almost every country around the world. May 6th 2009 was designated by the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) as the first World Accordion Day, and Accordions Worldwide has annually published a list of registered accordion events taking place to celebrate our favourite instrument. Let us all rejoice! Perhaps the last word here should be with Cyrill Demian, whose patent application (original in German) said that his instrument would be useful “to men and women on their travels”, adding that “marches and arias and melodies” could be played on it, and that it could be mastered “after very little practice, even by someone who knows nothing of music”. Rob Howard |