Heinrich Band Explained

Heinrich Band
Birth Date:	1821
Birth Place:	Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Death Date:	1860 (aged 38-39)
Nationality:	German
Occupation:	Inventor

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.

Notes and References

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