Why not accordion ?


To my point of view it's one of the most universal solo instruments, but not widely accepted in any classical or jazz orchestras or bands. It's also sophisticated. I'd say extremely sophisticated. In order to deliver smooth and artistic sound it may require long and extensive practice to handle bellows and position your hands properly. In addition there are two button boards that can deliver sophisticated polyphonic parts that can create an impression of small band inside one instrument. You can also count on fingers great accordionists while you can have an endless list of great guitarists or saxophonists.
czarivey
Rcprince, I happen to be playing in a musical production in which the
accordion is used very effectively in lieu of various other instruments
(mainly strings) due to reduced orchestrations/adaptations of the standard
large scale orchestrations of these works. The subject of this thread came
up in conversation with the accordionist in this production and it turns out
that he attended the concert with the Colonial Symphony that you mention.
The soloist was the well known bandoneonist from Uruguay (living in NY)
Raul Jaurena; the work was Astor Piazzola's "Concerto For
Bandoneon".

v=Vdrqg7tZYNw>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdrqg7tZYNw
Thanks for the info and the links, Frogman! I should have remembered it was a Piazolla work.