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10 songs that feel like Fuga ex C, BWV 574

Matched to Fuga ex C, BWV 574 by Johann Sebastian Bach on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Fuga ex C, BWV 574
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Fuga ex C, BWV 574
Johann Sebastian Bach
moderate 39/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Raga Yaman — Ravi Shankar moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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The Treason of Isengard — Howard Shore moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Aeolian Harp Etude — Frédéric Chopin safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Etude pour les arpeges composes — Claude Debussy moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Asie — Maurice Ravel moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Sometimes I Wish I Was an Eagle — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Little Boy Lost — Abdullah Ibrahim moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Lush Life — Ahmad Jamal moderate 75 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Memphis Dues — Charles Lloyd moderate 75 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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Glittering Blackness — Explosions in the Sky moderate 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Fuga ex C, BWV 574 is more than you want right now.

Says by Nils Frahm
Says — Nils Frahm safe 68 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 9/100, down from 39.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
Don't Know Why — Norah Jones safe 84 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Wild World by Cat Stevens
Wild World — Cat Stevens safe 69 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 39.

Fire and Rain by James Taylor
Fire and Rain — James Taylor safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — Gil Scott-Heron safe 90 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 7. Reads 32/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Near Light by Ólafur Arnalds
Near Light — Ólafur Arnalds safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 21/100, versus the original's 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fuga ex C, BWV 574” by Johann Sebastian Bach?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Raga Yaman” by Ravi Shankar, “The Treason of Isengard” by Howard Shore, “Aeolian Harp Etude” by Frédéric Chopin — the top match scores 99% 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 “Fuga ex C, BWV 574” but calmer?

“Says” by Nils Frahm, “Sæglópur” by Sigur Rós, “Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fuga ex C, BWV 574”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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
Workout2/10
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

Intensity39
Dynamics67
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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