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10 songs that feel like Symphony No. 5 in E minor

Matched to Symphony No. 5 in E minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Symphony No. 5 in E minor
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Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
intense 70/100 intensity 120 BPM
Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 — Sergei Rachmaninoff intense 100 BPM

A 83% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and runs a little hotter at 83/100.

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

85% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 84/100.

Symphony No. 9 — Gustav Mahler intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — runs a little hotter at 83/100. Measured 83% alike.

Four Sticks — Led Zeppelin intense 120 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It runs a little hotter at 76/100.

The Prime Time of Your Life — Daft Punk intense 120 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Death and the Maiden — Franz Schubert intense 120 BPM

78% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 60/100. Same layered texture.

Skies of America — Ornette Coleman intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Measured 86% alike.

Come Down to Us — Burial intense 90 BPM

Measures 82% the same. It sits a little calmer at 60/100. Same layered texture.

Sun Ship — John Coltrane intense 120 BPM

A 85% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 84/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Jacquard Causeway — Boards of Canada intense 95 BPM

84% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 60/100.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Symphony No. 5 in E minor is more than you want right now.

Pagan Poetry by Björk
Pagan Poetry — Björk moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 30/100, down from 70.

Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge.

I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 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 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tunic (Song For Karen) — Sonic Youth moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 65/100, versus the original's 70.

Die schöne Müllerin by Franz Schubert
Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 57/100, down from 70.

Valentine by Snail Mail
Valentine — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge.

Heat Wave — Snail Mail moderate 95 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 43/100.

Into the West by Annie Lennox
Into the West — Annie Lennox safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. 14/100, versus the original's 70.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Symphony No. 5 in E minor” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Moments Musicaux, Op. 16” by Sergei Rachmaninoff, “33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli” by Ludwig van Beethoven, “Symphony No. 9” by Gustav Mahler — the top match scores 83% 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 No. 5 in E minor” but calmer?

“Pagan Poetry” by Björk, “Pieces of a Man” by Gil Scott-Heron, “I've Gotta Get a Message to You” by Bee Gees keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Symphony No. 5 in E minor”?

It measures 70/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, frequent 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 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 70/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, frequent 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

Intensity70
Dynamics89
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load50

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

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