10 songs that feel like Etude Op. 10 No. 12
Matched to Etude Op. 10 No. 12 by Frédéric Chopin on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same complex texture.
Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 96% alike.
Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same complex texture.
A 93% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100).
88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 60/100.
Keeps the same emotional pull — sits a little calmer at 60/100. Measured 88% alike.
Measures 87% the same. It sits a little calmer at 60/100.
A 87% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and sits a little calmer at 60/100.
86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100).
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Etude Op. 10 No. 12 is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 51/100, down from 66.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 61/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 54/100, versus the original's 66.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 50/100, down from 66.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 70/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 46/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 46/100, versus the original's 66.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Etude Op. 10 No. 12” by Frédéric Chopin?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34” by Johannes Brahms, “Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36” by Sergei Rachmaninoff, “Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30” by Sergei Rachmaninoff — the top match scores 94% 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 “Etude Op. 10 No. 12” but calmer?
“Lion's Teeth” by The Mountain Goats, “Cruel” by St. Vincent, “We Exist” by Arcade Fire keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Etude Op. 10 No. 12”?
It measures 66/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 152 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 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 66/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, moderate 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.
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What it’s good for
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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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