piano accordion
noun
: an accordion with a keyboard for the right hand resembling and corresponding to the middle register of a piano keyboard
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Radcliffe can be seen rocking Yankovic's (born Alfred Matthew Yankovic) trademark curls, glasses, and Hawaiian t-shirt, piano accordion in tow, in the photo shared Tuesday.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2022
In the first official photo of him in character, shared exclusively with PEOPLE last month, Radcliffe intently plays a piano accordion while in full costume — glasses, wig and all.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 2 Mar. 2022
Klezmer orchestra members will include Richard Shapiro on piano accordion, Mike Gold on clarinet, Benny Slapak on guitar, Alexander Mikhaylovsky on violin and Herman Barski on drums.
—Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019
In the 1940s and 1950s, the piano accordion (with piano-style keys) had been king, and the company wanted him to bring the instrument’s popularity back.
—Daniel Sheehy, Smithsonian, 22 Dec. 2017
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2022
In the first official photo of him in character, shared exclusively with PEOPLE last month, Radcliffe intently plays a piano accordion while in full costume — glasses, wig and all.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 2 Mar. 2022
Klezmer orchestra members will include Richard Shapiro on piano accordion, Mike Gold on clarinet, Benny Slapak on guitar, Alexander Mikhaylovsky on violin and Herman Barski on drums.
—Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019
In the 1940s and 1950s, the piano accordion (with piano-style keys) had been king, and the company wanted him to bring the instrument’s popularity back.
—Daniel Sheehy, Smithsonian, 22 Dec. 2017
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