Open Letter To Duke
Charles Mingus
Mingus Ah Um
5:49 1959
BPM
108
Key
B♭ Minor
Camelot
3A

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Open Letter To Duke by Charles Mingus Song Details

"Open Letter To Duke" by Charles Mingus had its release date on 1959. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:49, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. The track order of this song in Charles Mingus's "Mingus Ah Um" album is number 5 out of 12. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Open Letter To Duke is currently below average in popularity. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Open Letter To Duke by Charles Mingus to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 108 BPM, a half-time of 54BPM, and a double-time of 216 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

B♭ Minor is the music key of this track. Because this track belongs in the B♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 3A. So, the perfect camelot match for 3A would be either 3A or 2B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 3B or 4A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12A and a high energy boost can either be 5A or 10A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 2A would be a great choice. Where 6A would give you a moderate drop, and 1A or 8A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-13.111 dB
Acousticness
58%
Danceability
48%
Energy
47%
Instrumentalness
8%
Liveness
34%
Loudness
78%
Speechiness
7%
Valence
19%

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ISRC
USSM15900731
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records