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10 songs that feel like Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E-flat major 'Tristesse'

Matched to Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E-flat major 'Tristesse' by Lang Lang on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E-flat major 'Tristesse'
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Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E-flat major 'Tristesse'
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safe 24/100 intensity 70 BPM
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The Swan — Yo-Yo Ma safe 70 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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My Funny Valentine — Miles Davis safe 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same smooth texture.

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Meditation from Thaïs — Yo-Yo Ma safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Midnight Blue — Kenny Burrell safe 70 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

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Autumn Sequence — Charles Lloyd safe 70 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Blue Bolero — Abdullah Ibrahim safe 70 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

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Sophisticated Lady — Duke Ellington safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Gabriel's Oboe — Ennio Morricone safe 80 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same smooth texture.

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Besame Mucho — Wes Montgomery safe 90 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100).

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Prelude to a Kiss — Duke Ellington safe 75 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 17/100. Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E-flat major 'Tristesse'” by Lang Lang?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Swan” by Yo-Yo Ma, “My Funny Valentine” by Miles Davis, “Meditation from Thaïs” by Yo-Yo Ma — 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.

How intense is “Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E-flat major 'Tristesse'”?

It measures 24/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 70 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 84% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 24/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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 slow, unhurried pace: 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 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

Sleep8/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

2003 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 2003 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity24
Dynamics67
Tempo17
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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