Waltz Music Playlist
We sort music to create lists of songs for every
need. Here we have a list of waltz songs suitable for dancing the standard
ballroom slow waltz (also known as the English waltz).
Waltz Music Playlist, Waltz Song List
The three-quarter time signature of waltz has a distinctive 1-2-3; 1-2-3 feel
and rhythm pattern. The music and the step timing may be counted 1,2,3; 1,2,3.
The first beat of each measure is accented and this corresponds to the
aggressive driving step that is taken on count one. Great waltz music can be
found in most music genres, including rock, country, pop, and classical. The
standard tempo for dancing the standard slow waltz (the English waltz) is 28-30
bars (measures) per minute. Since each bar (measure) has three beats of music,
the standard tempo for dancing the waltz is 84-90 beats per minute. This
required tempo range applies to both the American style ballroom waltz and the
international style ballroom waltz. Note: the Viennese waltz requires a much
faster music tempo.
It becomes very difficult to dance the standard waltz to music outside the tempo
range of 80-96 beats per minute. Unfortunately most of the popular waltz music
you might hear on the radio has a tempo outside the range required for dancing
or it has a beat that is difficult to hear. So, most ballroom studios use
special waltz music performed by ballroom orchestras. Such music has a "strict"
tempo (28-30 bars/minute) and a pronounced easy-to-hear beat and rythm.
Unfortunately such specialty music is usually not available from the popular
music download sites. Instead, the producers typically release the music only on
CD's to minimize piracy. The big vendors include casa-musica
(http://www.casa-musica-shop.de/), danceshopper.com, ballroomdancers.com,
thedancestoreonline.com, and dancevision.com.
Although much of the "strict tempo" waltz music comes from the specialty sources
described above, a fair amount of very good waltz music is available from the
popular music download stores. I have selected the best of the popular and
downloadable music for the table below. So, this is list of popular and
recognizable songs with a tempo and beat suitable for dancing the standard slow
waltz (the English waltz). The list includes the title, artist, and tempo in
beats per minute or measures (bars) per minute. Be careful when looking at lists of waltz music on
other web sites that are created by non-dancers. There's a bunch of waltz music
in the world, but only about 15% of the popular songs have the correct tempo and
the distinct beat and rythm required for dancing the waltz.
Here is a playlist of contemporary waltz music suitable
for dancing the ballroom waltz.
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Great tempo and beat, 88 Beats/min. |
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Great tempo and beat, 92 Beats/min. |
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Great tempo and beat, 91 Beats/min. |
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Nocturne (from Secret Garden) |
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Ballroom Orchestra & Singers |
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Great piece of music, 29 MPM, 87
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Under The Bridges Of Paris |
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From Shall We Dance Soundtrack, 92
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Are You Lonesome Tonight? |
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A little slow, 78 Beats/min. |
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Frank Sinatra with Ray Anthony and
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Great tempo and beat, 88 Beats/min. |
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A little fast, 94 Beats/min. |
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90 Beats/min, 30 Bars/minute. |
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A little fast, 99 BPM, Good for
closing out the night. |
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If You Don't Know Me by Now |
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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes |
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His Orchestra & Chorus, Henry
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From Breakfast at Tiffany's, 92 BPM |
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The Green Fields Of France |
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Glass Menagerie, Tom's Theme |
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Henry Mancini, William Kanengiser
Piano |
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Here is a playlist of instrumental waltz music suitable
for dancing the ballroom waltz.
Title |
Artist |
Comments |
Amazon Player |
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Ballroom Orchestra & Singers |
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Columbia Ballroom Orchestra |
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Dancelife Studio Orchestra |
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Cavatina (from "The Deerhunter") |
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Gold Star Ballroom Orchestra |
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A Robin's Song
(English Waltz) |
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99 BPM, 33 bars per minute. |
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Are You Lonesome Tonight? |
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Larry Dalton & His Orchestra |
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New 101 Strings Orchestra |
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Vito's Waltz (The Godfather) |
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Tuxedo Junction Ballroom Band |
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99 BPM, 33 bars per minute. |
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Here is a playlist of country-western waltz music suitable
for dancing the waltz.
Title |
Artist |
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Dreaming My Dreams with You |
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Great song, perfect tempo, 86 BPM |
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A classic waltz. Perfect tempo, 82
BPM |
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Great country waltz, 88 BPM |
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Easy to hear waltz beat. Perfect
tempo, 90 BPM |
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Beautiful Day For Goodbye |
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85 BPM, Easy to
hear beat.
Perfect
tempo. |
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I Need A Heart To Come Home To |
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Good beat and tempo, 85 BPM |
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That's How You Know When Love's
Right |
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Good beat and tempo, 85 BPM |
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Good beat and tempo, 84 BPM |
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This site is still being developed. So, check back
regularly. We intend to build it out to create a one stop source for music
playlists.
Suggestions/comments?
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Please email: bakerjh@yahoo.com.