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10 songs that feel like Augurs of Spring

Matched to Augurs of Spring by Igor Stravinsky on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Augurs of Spring
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Augurs of Spring
Igor Stravinsky
intense 84/100 intensity 120 BPM
Civilization Day — Ornette Coleman intense 140 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same chaotic pull and sits a little calmer at 74/100.

Why So Serious? — Hans Zimmer intense 90 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (87/100).

Peek 824545201 — Aphex Twin intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same chaotic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Measured 88% alike.

Manfred Symphony — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky intense 100 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

Sun Ship — John Coltrane intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini — Sergei Rachmaninoff intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Four Sticks — Led Zeppelin intense 120 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It sits a little calmer at 76/100. Same complex texture.

Symphony No. 9 — Gustav Mahler intense 100 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100).

Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 — Sergei Rachmaninoff intense 100 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Augurs of Spring is more than you want right now.

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy — Tchaikovsky safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 17/100, down from 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hateful by The Clash
Hateful — The Clash moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young moderate 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 50/100, versus the original's 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pearly* — Radiohead moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sea of Madness by Iron Maiden
Sea of Madness — Iron Maiden moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sanctuary by Iron Maiden
Sanctuary — Iron Maiden moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bring the Boys Back Home by Pink Floyd
Bring the Boys Back Home — Pink Floyd moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 60/100, versus the original's 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Augurs of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Civilization Day” by Ornette Coleman, “Why So Serious?” by Hans Zimmer, “Peek 824545201” by Aphex Twin — the top match scores 88% 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 “Augurs of Spring” but calmer?

“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by Tchaikovsky, “Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Hateful” by The Clash keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Augurs of Spring”?

It measures 84/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, extreme 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 97% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 84/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, extreme shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 97% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Munic B — Faust

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout9/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype9/10

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

1913 in context

The 7 songs we’ve measured from 1913 average a dynamic range of 8.4/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity84
Dynamics89
Tempo44
Surprise100
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load38

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

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