Boogie Woogie

Japanese: ブギウギ

〘Noun〙 (boogie-woogie) A variation of blues played on the piano. It was created by a black American pianist in the 1920s. It is characterized by the constant repetition of an eight-beat rhythm with the left hand in cut notes, while the right hand plays the melody. It was widely popular in the 1940s, and many popular songs were written in Japan with the title "...boogie." Boogie. *Otosibanashi Gyoshun (1949) <Ishikawa Jun> "When he got tired of boogie-woogie, he turned his attention to the popular nude dance in the downtown area."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (boogie-woogie) ピアノによるブルースの変奏形式の一つ。一九二〇年代にアメリカの黒人ピアニストによって創始された。左手で八拍子のリズムを絶えず切分音で繰り返し、右手でメロディーを奏するのが特色。一九四〇年代に広く流行し、日本でも「…ブギ」と題した流行歌が多く作られた。ブギ。※おとしばなし堯舜（1949）〈石川淳〉「ブギウギにあきると、つぎは下町で評判のはだかをどりに凝った」

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