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boogie-woogie

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boog·ie-woog·ie  (bg-wg, bg-wg)
n.
A style of blues piano playing characterized by an up-tempo rhythm, a repeated melodic pattern in the bass, and a series of improvised variations in the treble.
[Possibly from Black West African English (Sierra Leone) bogi(-bogi), to dance; possibly akin to Hausa buga, to beat drums.]
boogie-woogie
Noun
a style of piano jazz using blues harmonies [perhaps imitative]
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Noun1.boogie-woogieboogie-woogie - an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
boogie
blues - a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
jazz - a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles


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