Song tempo & key

String Quartet No. 1 ("Between the National and the Bristol") — Gavin Bryars

“String Quartet No. 1 ("Between the National and the Bristol")” by Gavin Bryars (1986) has a measured tempo of 172.3 BPM and is in C major.

172BPM
C
C major · Camelot 8B
86.2 / 344.6
half / double time
20:09
length

What dance fits “String Quartet No. 1 ("Between the National and the Bristol")”?

How to count it

At 172 BPM one beat lasts 348 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 43.1 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 57.4. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (100% confidence).

Audio profile

Danceability (model)
Low (97% confidence)
Party mood
No
Relaxed
No
Vocals
Instrumental
Tags
classical, contemporary classical
Release
Three Viennese Dancers

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