young bandoneon tango player at caminito. La Boca, Buenos Aires.
musician playing a tango with a bandoneon at "Caminito". Buenos Aires Argentina The bandoneón is a free reed instrument particularly popular in Argentina It plays an essential role in the orquesta tipica the tango orchestra The bandoneón called bandonion by its German inventor Heinrich Band was originally intended as an instrument for religious music and the popular music of the day in contrast to its closest cousin the German concertina or Konzertina considered to be a folk instrument German emigrants to Argentina brought the instrument with them in the early twentieth century where it was incorporated into the local music Like accordions and concertinas the bandoneón is played by holding the instrument between both hands and either pushing in or pulling out the instrument while simultaneously pressing one or more buttons with the fingers Unlike the piano accordion the bandoneón does not have keyboards per se but has buttons on both sides and also unlike most accordions most buttons on the bandoneón produce a different note when played closing than when played opening The late Argentinian classicist and tango king Ástor Piazzolla was a leading exponent of the bandoneón His Fugata from 1969 showcases the instrument which plays the initial fugue subject on the 3rd statement then moves on to the outright tango played after the introduction
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Location: Gallery at Caminito Street. La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photo credit: © Bernardo Galmarini / Alamy / Afripics
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