Friday, September 10, 2010

Fleeting Acceptance for Accordions

" The modern piano accordion is rapidly making great strides in the legitimate musical world.   Once only a novelty instrument played at square dances, in taverns and social occasions, it is now heard in concert halls and syphony orchestras and it is accepted in conservatories, universities and schools."

The Accordion, by Toni Charuhas, 1955 (Masters's Thesis)  published by Accordion Musical Publishing Company

....and now again, mostly a novelty.....though frequently heard in advertisements to invoke nostalgia, and in some rock bands.

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