What partimenti and galant schemata share with school algebra: a musician and former maths teacher on pattern recognition and converging interests.
I’m Selling My Rare 1920s Zinc 144 Einheits Bandoneon
A 144 Einheits bandoneon with the voice of tango — zinc plates, octave tuning, fully restored and ready for its next player Why I’m selling it A couple of years ago I switched from the 144 Einheits system to the 142 Rheinische system, and since then this bandoneon has mostly sat quiet. So I’m selling […]
The Mirrored Bandoneón
How Olivier Manoury Made the Chromatic Bandoneon’s Left Hand Symmetric Olivier Manoury needs no introduction to anyone who has spent time with the chromatic — or unisonoric — bandoneon. Back in the 1920s, the French accordionist Charles Péguri devised a keyboard logic that broke with the old German Rheinische system: the same button gives the […]
The Solo Bandoneonist’s Dodecalogue
Twelve lessons, plus one, on preparation, nerves, and finding emotion in the music, born out of a solo bandoneón concert that didn’t go as planned.
Louise Jallu: The Bandonéon Has No Borders
A conversation with the French musician who is taking tango’s soul in bold new directions — and reshaping the future of one of the world’s most singular instruments. Let’s start from the beginning: you began studying the bandonéon at five years old, at a conservatoire on the outskirts of Paris. How does a child that […]
How to Get Better Recording Results as a Musician
Improve your music recordings with practical tips, common mistakes to avoid, and insights from real experience — then and now.
Bandoneón Tutorial: the Inicial 2
Building a Continuous Bellows Line Hello everyone, and welcome to the second video tutorial dedicated to the Iniciales, the series of 12 exercises created by bandoneón player and pedagogue Rodolfo Daluisio. These exercises are designed as an introduction to bandoneón practice and to help build solid technical foundations from the very beginning. As mentioned in […]
5 Movies Soundtracks with Bandoneón
The Bandoneón through the Eyes of the Cinema. The bandoneón is perhaps the most melancholic instrument of all, as well as the very symbol of tango. Thanks to its unique sound, the bandoneón is increasingly being used in cinema to add a distinctive touch to film scores. But the bandoneón is not only about melancholy […]
Optimizing Bandoneón Practice When Time is Short
Strategies to Perfect Bandoneón Practice There are times when musicians simply can’t dedicate as much time as they’d like to practicing, refining their skills, or learning new material. When this happens, it’s easy to feel discouraged, or even tempted to quit altogether – to “hang up the bandoneón,” as we say. After going through this […]
Duruflé meets the Bandoneón: the Project
The project Duruflé meets the Bandoneón proposes an innovative exploration of the music of the great French composer Maurice Duruflé through the bandoneón, an instrument usually associated with tango. Project Creator My name is Omar Caccia. I was born in Italy in 1984. After studying Physics and graduating in 2008 from the University of Milan […]