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10 songs that feel like A Somerset Rhapsody

Matched to A Somerset Rhapsody by Gustav Holst on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
A Somerset Rhapsody
Gustav Holst
moderate 39/100 intensity 80 BPM
Stillness — Mono safe 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).

Aeolian Harp Etude — Frédéric Chopin safe 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Reflets dans l'eau — Claude Debussy moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

Are We There — Mono moderate 90 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

Rhayader Goes to Town — Camel moderate 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).

Near Light — Olafur Arnalds safe 60 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 98% alike.

Andante festivo — Jean Sibelius moderate 70 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Song for My Lady — McCoy Tyner moderate 70 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

Miyako — Wayne Shorter moderate 90 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when A Somerset Rhapsody is more than you want right now.

Arabesque No. 1 by Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1 — Claude Debussy safe 66 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 13/100, down from 39.

Orchid by Black Sabbath
Orchid — Black Sabbath safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 10/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Peace by Norah Jones
Peace — Norah Jones safe 65 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 11/100.

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens
Tea for the Tillerman — Cat Stevens safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Brook Green Suite — Gustav Holst safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 36/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Peaceful Easy Feeling — Eagles safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Swing Low Sweet Chariot — Joan Baez safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 15/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Amazing Grace — Traditional safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 11/100, versus the original's 39.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “A Somerset Rhapsody” by Gustav Holst?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Stillness” by Mono, “Aeolian Harp Etude” by Frédéric Chopin, “Reflets dans l'eau” by Claude Debussy — the top match scores 98% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “A Somerset Rhapsody” but calmer?

“Arabesque No. 1” by Claude Debussy, “Orchid” by Black Sabbath, “Peace” by Norah Jones keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “A Somerset Rhapsody”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 80 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 85% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1923 in context

The 4 songs we’ve measured from 1923 average a dynamic range of 7.3/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity39
Dynamics67
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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