Bayan (accordion)

Bayan
Classification Free-reed aerophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification412.132
Playing range

Right-hand manual: The Russian bayan and chromatic button accordions have a much greater right-hand range in scientific pitch notation than accordions with a piano keyboard: five octaves, plus a minor third (written range = E2-G7, actual range = E1-C#8).[1]

Left-hand manual

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The bayan (Russian: бая́н, IPA: [bɐˈjan]) is a type of chromatic button accordion developed in the Russian Empire in the early 20th century and named after the 11th-century bard Boyan.[2]

  1. ^ Llanos, Ricardo; Alberdi, Inaki (2002). "Accordion for Composers (Spanish publication)". pp. 2–5. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Bayan - Russian button accordion - баян". Barynya.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.