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10 songs that feel like Manfred Symphony

Matched to Manfred Symphony by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Manfred Symphony
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Manfred Symphony
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
intense 83/100 intensity 100 BPM
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Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 — Sergei Rachmaninoff intense 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Symphony No. 9 — Gustav Mahler intense 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

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33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Jam Back at the House — Jimi Hendrix intense 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Same complex texture.

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Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) — Eric Dolphy intense 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100).

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Sun Ship — John Coltrane intense 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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The Star-Spangled Banner — Jimi Hendrix intense 60 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (79/100). Measured 91% alike.

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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini — Sergei Rachmaninoff intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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Out of This World — John Coltrane intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100).

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Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor — Johannes Brahms intense 60 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 71/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Manfred Symphony is more than you want right now.

Pagan Poetry by Björk
Pagan Poetry — Björk moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 30/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Don't Believe the Fife — Mogwai moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Loser — Grateful Dead moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 47/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Before We Drown by Depeche Mode
Before We Drown — Depeche Mode moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 58/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

My Cosmos Is Mine by Depeche Mode
My Cosmos Is Mine — Depeche Mode moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 67/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Meat Is Murder — The Smiths moderate 95 BPM

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 58/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Die schöne Müllerin by Franz Schubert
Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 57/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Manfred Symphony” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Moments Musicaux, Op. 16” by Sergei Rachmaninoff, “Symphony No. 9” by Gustav Mahler, “33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli” by Ludwig van Beethoven — 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 “Manfred Symphony” but calmer?

“Pagan Poetry” by Björk, “Pieces of a Man” by Gil Scott-Heron, “Don't Believe the Fife” by Mogwai keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Manfred Symphony”?

It measures 83/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, extreme sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 100 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 95% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 83/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, extreme 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Dungeoneering — Tim Hecker

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype7/10

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

Intensity83
Dynamics89
Tempo33
Surprise100
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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