Introduction
"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" is a Christmas novelty song written by John Rox (1902–1957) and performed by 10-year-old Gayla Peevey in 1953. The song peaked at number 24 on Billboard magazine's pop chart in December 1953.
"I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" is a MIDI music piece in Children's Music style, played by an ensemble of 15 instruments including Flute, Tremolo Strings, Trombone, Choir Aahs, Syn Choir, and Acoustic Guitar (nylon).
The total duration of this midi music is 2 minutes and 40 seconds, with a total of 5,181 notes, divided into 9 tracks, and a single tempo of 160bpm.
The key signature marked in the MIDI file is B♭ major, the marked beat is 6/8.
Some MIDI events such as Channel Volume Control, Pan are used.
Meta Text
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
Words and Music by: John Rox
Performed by: Gayla Peevey (1953)
Sequenced by: Ron Tilden
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Standard Midi File Properties
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Standard
GM1 -
File format
MIDI TYPE 1 -
File size
32.71 KB -
Duration
02:40 -
BPM
160 -
Tracks
8
Channels and Instruments
Used 8 channels, 9 instruments, 6 percussion instruments
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Choir Aahs
320 notes/chords，avg. pitch G#4
Program ID: 52, Track: 1time: 00:06 - 02:38
pitch: D4 - D5
French Horn
42 notes/chords，avg. pitch F#4
Program ID: 60, Track: 1time: 01:23 - 01:48
pitch: D4 - A#4
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Syn Choir
320 notes/chords，avg. pitch G#4
Program ID: 54, Track: 2time: 00:06 - 02:38
pitch: D4 - D5
Trumpet
42 notes/chords，avg. pitch F#4
Program ID: 56, Track: 2time: 01:23 - 01:48
pitch: D4 - A#4
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Flute
406 notes/chords，avg. pitch F4
Program ID: 73, Track: 3time: 00:02 - 02:39
pitch: G3 - A#5
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Tremolo Strings
406 notes/chords，avg. pitch F4
Program ID: 44, Track: 4time: 00:02 - 02:39
pitch: G3 - A#5
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Trombone
406 notes/chords，avg. pitch F4
Program ID: 57, Track: 5time: 00:02 - 02:39
pitch: G3 - A#5
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Tuba
254 notes/chords，avg. pitch C#3
Program ID: 58, Track: 6time: 00:02 - 02:39
pitch: F1 - C4
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Acoustic Guitar (nylon)
255 notes/chords，avg. pitch C3
Program ID: 24, Track: 7time: 00:02 - 02:40
pitch: F1 - C4
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percussion instruments
Acoustic Bass Drum Side Stick Acoustic Snare Closed Hi-Hat Crash Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1
Tracks
9 tracks are used, 8 tracks have notes
| # | Name | Channel(s) | Instrument(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas | ||
| 1 | Melody | 1 | Choir AahsFrench Horn |
| 2 | Voices | 2 | Syn ChoirTrumpet |
| 3 | Vocals | 3 | Flute |
| 4 | Strings | 4 | Tremolo Strings |
| 5 | Horns | 5 | Trombone |
| 6 | Bass | 6 | Tuba |
| 7 | Guitar | 7 | Acoustic Guitar (nylon) |
| 8 | Drums | 10 | Acoustic Bass DrumSide StickAcoustic SnareClosed Hi-HatCrash Cymbal 1Ride Cymbal 1 |
