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10 songs that feel like Symphony in C

Matched to Symphony in C 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.

Symphony in C
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Symphony in C
Igor Stravinsky
moderate 50/100 intensity 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Italian Concerto — J.S. Bach moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Polonaise in A Major — Frédéric Chopin moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Lemminkäinen Suite — Jean Sibelius moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Concierto para Bandoneon — Astor Piazzolla moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Jardins sous la Pluie — Claude Debussy intense 140 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

All the Things You Could Be by Now — Charles Mingus moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Return to Forever — Chick Corea moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Crisis — Art Blakey moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" — Ludwig van Beethoven moderate 126 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Symphony in C is more than you want right now.

Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks" — Igor Stravinsky safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 35/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 39/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 41/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! by Sufjan Stevens

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 34/100, down from 50.

Stand — R.E.M. safe 106 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 42/100.

Passepied by Claude Debussy
Passepied — Claude Debussy safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 31/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Symphony in C” by Igor Stravinsky?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Autumn (L'autunno), Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293” by Antonio Vivaldi, “Italian Concerto” by J.S. Bach, “Polonaise in A Major” by Frédéric Chopin — the top match scores 96% 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 “Symphony in C” but calmer?

“Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks"” by Igor Stravinsky, “22” by Taylor Swift, “Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Symphony in C”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 62% 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.

What it’s good for

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1940 in context

The 15 songs we’ve measured from 1940 average a dynamic range of 5.6/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity50
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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