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10 songs that feel like Holberg Suite

Matched to Holberg Suite by Edvard Grieg on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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Holberg Suite
Edvard Grieg
moderate 43/100 intensity 120 BPM
Overture — The Who moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Mercy Mercy Mercy — Cannonball Adderley moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Gerudo Valley — Koji Kondo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Chariots of Fire — Vangelis moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Music for the Royal Fireworks — George Frideric Handel moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 4 — George Frideric Handel safe 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Sports et divertissements — Erik Satie moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Saskatchewan — Oscar Peterson safe 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Daddy Plays the Horn — Dexter Gordon moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Tutu — Miles Davis moderate 112 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Holberg Suite is more than you want right now.

Carey by Joni Mitchell
Carey — Joni Mitchell safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge.

A-Tisket, A-Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald
A-Tisket, A-Tasket — Ella Fitzgerald safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Our Song by Taylor Swift
Our Song — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 31/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hometown Glory — Adele safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 33/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lady Stardust by David Bowie
Lady Stardust — David Bowie safe 105 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge.

Sky's the Limit by The Notorious B.I.G.
Sky's the Limit — The Notorious B.I.G. safe 88 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 36/100.

Uncle Pen by Bill Monroe
Uncle Pen — Bill Monroe safe 152 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 43.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Holberg Suite” by Edvard Grieg?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Overture” by The Who, “Mercy Mercy Mercy” by Cannonball Adderley, “Gerudo Valley” by Koji Kondo — the top match scores 99% 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 “Holberg Suite” but calmer?

“Carey” by Joni Mitchell, “This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie, “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” by Ella Fitzgerald keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Holberg Suite”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 120 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 61% 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
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity43
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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