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10 songs that feel like 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117

Matched to 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 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.

3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
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3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
Johannes Brahms
safe 18/100 intensity 60 BPM
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String Quartet No. 2 'Company' — Philip Glass safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 3, RV 14 — Antonio Vivaldi safe 80 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Same smooth texture.

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Impromptu in G-flat Major, Op. 90 No. 3 — Franz Schubert safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Snowstorm — Galaxie 500 safe 60 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Same smooth texture.

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Berceuse — Frédéric Chopin safe 48 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100).

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Knockin' on Heaven's Door — Bob Dylan moderate 72 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Amelia — Joni Mitchell moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Measured 87% alike.

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Yesterday's Wine — Willie Nelson safe 70 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It sits a little calmer at 11/100. Same smooth texture.

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This Old Dog — Mac DeMarco safe 85 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100).

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The Big Ship — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 8/100. Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “3 Intermezzi, Op. 117” by Johannes Brahms?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “String Quartet No. 2 'Company'” by Philip Glass, “Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 3, RV 14” by Antonio Vivaldi, “Impromptu in G-flat Major, Op. 90 No. 3” by Franz Schubert — 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.

How intense is “3 Intermezzi, Op. 117”?

It measures 18/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 60 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 92% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 18/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, mild 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 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

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
Focus9/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

Intensity18
Dynamics33
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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