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Broadway Boogie Woogie (Piet Mondrian, 1942-43)
Now that you have met most of the note value members in the SIMPLE TIME family and able to apply them to your composition, it's time to rethink what "rhythm" mean. Let me tell you a story.
Once upon a time, there was a Dutch escaped to NewYork because of war. After he arrived at this big city, he enjoyed his new life. He fell in love with the architecture in New York and American Jazz, boogie woogie style in particular. First of all, let's find out what style "boogie woogie" represents:
Do you like this style? Boogie woogie does make us want to dance. Well let's go back to the story of this Dutch man. Not only did he enjoy listening to boogie woogie, he loved dancing to it too. To prove his fascination over this style of music, he composed a masterpiece called "Broadway Boogie Woogie"
You may wonder, "Huh? Where's the music?" I never said that the Dutch man was a composer! Nor did I say that "Broadway Boogie Woogie"was a piece of music; it was the title of a PAINTING created by Dutch painter, Piet Mondrian (1872-1944). He did not choose to use music notations to represent the rhythm of boogie woogie, instead, he found his rhythm in colours and lines! How brilliant! Now, can you see music in Mondrian's painting?
Inspired by this painting, an Australian student chose to create an animation to it. You'll be hopping right into Mondrian's painting in this video! Fasten your seat belts!
Click to the following link to create your own Mondrian-inspired digital painting: MONDRIMAT
