Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2019-01-29 03:05
The accordion is a much maligned instrument. Someone I once played lots of chamber music recently heard some Klez stuff I did, and intimated just how viscerally he despises the accordion. Alas. Arising in the pre-electronics world, the accordion is portable, can play somewhat expressively, projects well, and can handle both melody and chords, all of which make it very desirable in a lot of situations. If the accordion was doing a good job, that would be a novelty, and thus appeal to some people. Mozart, Vivaldi, Haydn and others reused their own music regularly on other instruments, so I don't have a problem with this.
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