"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "Threni" by Igor Stravinsky. Modest rise and fall. layered composition, overlapping color planes. Mood: contemplative, introspective, melancholy, reflective. Visual style: 1958 vintage painting aesthetic, warm aged tones. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
Easy, low-key calm, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
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Threni by Igor Stravinsky is 60 BPM — Adagio (slow).
Half-time 30 BPM · Double-time 120 BPM · released 1958
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Song DNA
Notes: Introspective polyphony with low timbres creates a reserved, ethereal atmosphere; serial techniques produce fragmented, manipulated lines that evoke recollection rather than direct emotional outburst.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: deep listening focus meditation meltdown recovery
Threni is Stravinsky's first fully dodecaphonic choral work setting verses from the Lamentations of Jeremiah, featuring canonic passages for soloists punctuated by choral Hebrew letters, conducted by the composer with Columbia Symphony Orchestra and Schola Cantorum.
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Moods: contemplative, introspective, melancholy, reflective
Traditions: sacred choral, serialism, twelve-tone
At a glance
"Threni" by Igor Stravinsky
60 BPM, dynamic range 4/10, layered texture, dynamic vocals. Sits in the middle band — neither built for stillness nor pitched at workout intensity. Whether it works for a given moment depends more on mood and lyrical content than on the acoustic profile. The full sensory breakdown follows.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 4/10 is within the normal pop-mix band. There is variation between verse and chorus, but it's the kind of variation most listeners encounter routinely.
Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.
Predictability is low — this song does not follow standard verse-chorus form closely, and rewards active listening more than passive listening.
Vocal style: dynamic vocals.
Where this sits in Igor Stravinsky's catalog
We have 14 songs from Igor Stravinsky in the library. Of those, 4 are rated Safe, 4 Moderate, and 6 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 4/10 sits below the artist average of 7.2, making it the #14 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
1958 context
Released in 1958. We have 83 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.2/10. This track is quieter / less dynamic than the year average. Explore more from the 1950s.
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How fast is "Threni"?
60 BPM — Very slow (ballad / ambient)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Warm-up, cool-down, yoga, stretching.
For daily life
Sleep, meditation, reading, focus work.
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When "Threni" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
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Focus / studying
Maybe — fine for routine work, but the mid-song changes may pull attention during deep focus.
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Running / workout
No — 60 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
✓
Emotional release / catharsis
Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-15. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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 100% 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
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Dial the feeling up or down
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What it’s good for
Sleep5/10
Focus8/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1958 in context
The 83 songs we’ve measured from 1958 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity40
Dynamics33
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Threni"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Threni" by Igor Stravinsky?
"Threni" by Igor Stravinsky has a tempo of 60 BPM (Adagio (slow)). At half-time that is 30 BPM, and at double-time 120 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Threni" by Igor Stravinsky?
"Threni" by Igor Stravinsky rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 4/10, mild sudden changes, layered texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "Threni" — what is its dynamic range?
"Threni" has a dynamic range of 4/10. Within normal pop-mix variation. Movement between verse and chorus but nothing dramatic.
Does "Threni" have sudden or surprising changes?
"Threni" has mild sudden changes — one or two transitions worth knowing about, but they are musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
What is "Threni" best for?
In our library "Threni" is recommended for: deep listening, focus, meditation, meltdown recovery. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Threni" released?
"Threni" is from 1958, on the album "The New Stravinsky Complete Edition". It appears in our 1950s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Threni"?
We tag "Threni" as contemplative, introspective, melancholy, reflective. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Threni"?
The vocal style is dynamic vocals.
Is "Threni" good for running?
Not really — at 60 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "Threni" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (4/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "Threni" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.
Should I listen to "Threni"?
"Threni" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.
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