Musical Theatre Songs in 3/4 Time – By Vocal Type
Last Updated: May 8, 2025
The following list includes a curated selection of waltz style musical theatre songs in 3/4 time, drawn from a wide range of stage musicals and organized by vocal type. Additional song lists are available in the musical theatre song library.
Altos
“Breathe” – In the Heights
“Distant Melody” – Peter Pan
“Goodbye, My Love” – Ragtime
“Kind of Woman” – Pippin
Baritones
“Foolish to Think” – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
“Gliding” – Ragtime
“I Was Here” – The Glorious Ones
“Look Over There” – La Cage aux Folles
Basses
“Edelweiss” – The Sound of Music
“Fear No More” – The Frogs
“In My Own Lifetime” – The Rothschilds
“Lost in the Darkness” – Jekyll & Hyde
Contras
“Could I Leave You?” – Follies
“I Dreamed a Dance” – Next to Normal
“Last Midnight” – Into the Woods
“Natasha Lost” – The Great Comet
Mezzo-Sopranos
“Everything Changes” – Waitress
“Measure the Valleys” – Raisin
“No One Else” – The Great Comet
“Spread a Little Sunshine” – Pippin
Sopranos
“Goodnight My Someone” – The Music Man
“I Love You” – Song of Norway
“Love Makes the World Go ‘Round” – Carnival
“The Finer Things” – Jane Eyre
Tenors
“I’m Calm” – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
“Isn’t That Enough?” – Honeymoon in Vegas
“Leave – Once
“Love Can’t Happen” – Grand Hotel
“Molasses to Rum” – 1776
Trebles
“Home Again” – Captain Louie
“My Best Girl” – Mame
“Round-Shouldered Man” – The Secret Garden
“What If” – The Addams Family
Related: How to find out your vocal type
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip and the author of The Thespian’s Bucket List. She is also the creator of The Cast Album List. Her background includes a BA in Theatre, a TESOL Drama certificate, and professional experience in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.
