Cataract Rag
Claude Bolling
Original Ragtime
3:18 January 1, 1998
BPM
93
Key
B♭ Major
Camelot
6B

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Cataract Rag by Claude Bolling Song Details

On January 1, 1998, the song "Cataract Rag" was released by Claude Bolling. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:18. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. There are a total of 12 in the song's album "Original Ragtime". In this album, this song's track order is #10. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from France. In terms of popularity, Cataract Rag is currently not that popular. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With Cataract Rag by Claude Bolling having a BPM of 93 with a half-time of 46 BPM and a double-time of 186 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

B♭ Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 6B. So, the perfect camelot match for 6B would be either 6B or 7A. While, 7B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3B and a high energy boost can either be 8B or 1B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 6A or 5B will give you a low energy drop, 9B would be a moderate one, and 4B or 11B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-11.488 dB
Acousticness
93%
Danceability
40%
Energy
44%
Instrumentalness
90%
Liveness
24%
Loudness
81%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
94%

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ISRC
FRZ036603930
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records