Heinrich Band
Born1821
Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Died1860 (aged 38-39)
NationalityGerman
OccupationInventor

Heinrich Band (1821 – 1860) was the inventor of the bandonion (bandoneón);[1] this 'hand-organ-like' instrument is a free reed instrument in the concertina family of instruments.

References

  1. ^ Alejandro Marcelo Drago (2008). Instrumental Tango Idioms in the Symphonic Works and Orchestral Arrangements of Astor Piazzolla. Performance and Notational Problems: A Conductor's Perspective. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-0-549-78323-7.



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