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10 songs that feel like Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77

Matched to Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 by Johannes Brahms 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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Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
Johannes Brahms
moderate 43/100 intensity 80 BPM
First Breath After Coma — Explosions in the Sky safe 70 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).

Day One — Hans Zimmer moderate 72 BPM

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

Human Qualities — Explosions in the Sky moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Gandalf the White — Howard Shore moderate 80 BPM

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

Hymn to Freedom — Oscar Peterson safe 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Fanfare for the Common Man — Emerson Lake and Palmer moderate 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Have You Passed Through This Night? — Explosions in the Sky moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Day Six — Explosions in the Sky moderate 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

Welcome, Ghosts — Explosions in the Sky moderate 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Blues on the Corner — McCoy Tyner moderate 120 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 is more than you want right now.

What Do I Know? by Ed Sheeran
What Do I Know? — Ed Sheeran safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 21/100, down from 43.

Always with Me — Yumi Kimura safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 60 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 8. Reads 25/100.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. 12/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 43.

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
Kind of Blue — Miles Davis safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

First Breath After Coma — Explosions in the Sky safe 70 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 22/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77” by Johannes Brahms?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “First Breath After Coma” by Explosions in the Sky, “Day One” by Hans Zimmer, “Human Qualities” by Explosions in the Sky — 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 “Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77” but calmer?

“What Do I Know?” by Ed Sheeran, “Always with Me” by Yumi Kimura, “Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2” by Frédéric Chopin keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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
Dynamics78
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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