Harmoneon

This article is about the French free reed instrument. For the blackface singing group, see Harmoneons.
Not to be confused with Harmonium.
Harmoneon
A Harmoneon by the Italian manufacturer Cavagnolo, manufactured in 1985.
Other instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification412.132 [1]
(Free-reed aerophone)
Inventor(s)Pierre Monichon
Developed1948
Related instruments
Accordion, Duet concertina, melodeon
Pierre Monichon in 2004.

The Harmoneon or concert accordion[2] (French: Harmonéon, accordeon de concert) is a French free reed aerophone,[3] invented by Pierre Monichon in 1948, although he only patented the instrument four years later in 1952. It has been taught in musical conservatories since 1974.[4] The instrument has great similarity to both the duet concertina and button accordion.

  1. ^ "-) All the Musical Instruments of the World > Instrument". www.allthemusicalinstrumentsoftheworld.com. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  2. ^ "Harmonéon". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  3. ^ Monichon, Pierre (1997). Méthode d'harmonéon : accordéon de concert français (in French). Paris: Combre, Paris. OCLC 659074983.
  4. ^ "L'Accordéon". lexpress.fr (in French). 30 June 1994. Retrieved 19 August 2015..