Song tempo & key

The Nutcracker - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy / Waltz of the Flowers — Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferdinand Leitner

“The Nutcracker - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy / Waltz of the Flowers” by Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferdinand Leitner (1999) has a measured tempo of 178.2 BPM and is in D major.

178BPM
D
D major · Camelot 10B
89.1 / 356.4
half / double time
8:55
length

What dance fits “The Nutcracker - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy / Waltz of the Flowers”?

How to count it

At 178 BPM one beat lasts 337 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 44.5 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 59.4. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (99% confidence).

Audio profile

Danceability (model)
Low (98% confidence)
Party mood
No
Relaxed
No
Vocals
Instrumental
Tags
classical, ballet
Release
The Essential Classics Collection

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