Google Doodle honors the accordion, a popular German instrument and beloved companion of folk musicians

Google Doodle honors the accordion, a popular German instrument and beloved companion of folk musicians

Google Doodle celebrated the “accordion,” a German musical instrument patented on May 23, 1829, referring to it as a folk musician’s “main grip.” The accordion is a free-reed, bellows instrument that has influenced various musical genres such as pop, jazz, folk, and classical. The term “accordion” is derived from the German word “akkord,” meaning chord. … Read more