Heinrich Band
Heinrich Band (* 4. April 1821 in Krefeld , † 2. December 1860 ibid) was the inventor of the bandoneón , also called Bandonion or bandoneon.
Heinrich Band took over a small music shop from his father. Until 1844 he was only able to sell 40 to 56-note accordions in his shop , which he obtained from Saxony . In 1848 he constructed the 68-note bandonion , which was later called the bandoneón. Heinrich Band began to make the changes to the supplied instruments in series, it has been proven that sales jumped as a result.
The bandoneón is actually a concertina , to which Heinrich Band added the small but decisive changes to the successful instrument. Soon the name "Bandoneón" became a quality designation within the harmonica instruments .
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinrich Band: Der Tango-Revoluzzer , wz-newsline.de, September 24, 2010, accessed on March 7, 2017.
- ↑ Andreas Fasel: What the Tango owes Krefeld . In: THE WORLD . May 27, 2020 ( welt.de [accessed June 4, 2020]).
- ↑ Andreas Fasel: Tango-Quetsche from the Rhineland . September 28, 2002 ( welt.de [accessed July 16, 2019]).
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| SURNAME | Band, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German inventor of the bandoneon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krefeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 2, 1860 |
| Place of death | Krefeld |