Bach and the "boogie-woogie" — Pianoconcerto Forum

Dante

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September 29, 2012, 20:37

Listening to this piece by Bach, recorded by Leonhardt

J. S. Bach "The Art of Fugue" Contrapunctus VI (Gustav Leonhardt)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKAnfgLHsTg

but also pieces like this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqIwLB2R_eM

Even if it involves dotted rhythms, which isn't quite the same thing, one would be tempted to include Bach among the inventors of boogie-woogie, what do you think?

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JazzMania

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September 29, 2012, 22:27

A bit strange as a theory, I don't see any affinity...

Feliciano

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September 30, 2012, 10:27

in my opinion it is closer to Be Bop......if we really want to find affinities.....

Dante

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September 30, 2012, 12:20

I know little about Be Bop, I would need a good listen to all the "styles" ... maybe there are resonances with other genres too...

Frank

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September 30, 2012, 12:23

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Chopin

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September 30, 2012, 21:38

Dante wrote:
Even if we are talking about dotted rhythms, which isn't quite the same thing, one would be tempted to include Bach among the inventors of boogie-woogie, what do you think?

Of course, on the dotted eighth note the effect is lost; even if GG goes faster than he should...

Anyway, I am noticing that many people believe that the third variation of the Arietta is in dotted rhythm...