Melodeon

The terms melodeon and melodion may refer to:

Musical instruments

• Any of several related musical instruments of the free reed aerophone family
  • Melodeon (organ), a type of 19th century reed organ
  • Melodion (friction instrument), a type of 19th century friction key instrument
  • Varieties of the diatonic button accordion used in Great Britain, Ireland, France & the US
  • In Italy, what English speakers would call a melodian is called an organetto.
  • A brand of melodica produced by Suzuki
  • A type of barrel organ, sometimes called a Viennese reed organ

Buildings

• Melodeon (Boston, Massachusetts), a concert hall in 19th century Boston
• Foster Hall (Indianapolis, Indiana), also known as Melodeon Hall

Other uses

• Melodeon Records
• The Melodeon, a 1977 novel by Glendon Swarthout