Bandoneon vs. Concertina

Bandoneonnoun

(musical instruments) A small Latin American accordion played with buttons which is frequently used in tango ensembles.

Bandoneon

The bandoneon (or bandonion, Spanish: bandoneón) is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It is a typical instrument in most tango ensembles.

Concertinanoun

(musical instruments) A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.

Concertinanoun

Something resembling a concertina, such as a folded book, a bus door or a set of picture frames that are folded together.

Concertinanoun

Coiled barbed wire for use as an obstacle.

Concertinanoun

A type of booklet label, consisting of up to 32 pages of booklet as an insert.

Concertinaverb

to become compressed into a shape reminiscent of a concertina

Concertinaverb

to be drawn closer and farther apart repeatedly, or up and down, as if situated on a working concertina's folds

Concertinanoun

A small musical instrument on the principle of the accordion. It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on the inside, and keys and handles on the outside of each of the two hexagonal heads.

Concertinanoun

coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle

Concertinanoun

free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds

Concertinaverb

collapse like a concertina

Concertina

A concertina is a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows, with buttons (or keys) usually on both ends, unlike accordion buttons, which are on the front.