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10 songs that feel like Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1

Matched to Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1 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.

The song you love
Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
Frédéric Chopin
intense 60/100 intensity 66 BPM
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Trio Élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9 — Sergei Rachmaninoff intense 60 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky intense 66 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Symphony No 1 — Jean Sibelius moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — sits a little calmer at 50/100. Measured 96% alike.

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Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky intense 80 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Greet Death — Explosions in the Sky intense 85 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 88 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 — Sergei Rachmaninoff moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — sits a little calmer at 50/100. Measured 96% alike.

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I Know You Are But What Am I — Mogwai intense 90 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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No Time for Caution — Hans Zimmer intense 80 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Tragic Overture — Johannes Brahms intense 80 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1 is more than you want right now.

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Love Me — The Pretty Reckless moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 46/100, down from 60.

Be Free by J. Cole
Be Free — J. Cole moderate 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Unknown / Nth by Hozier
Unknown / Nth — Hozier moderate 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 56/100.

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Dos Oruguitas — Lin-Manuel Miranda safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 16/100, versus the original's 60.

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Always with Me — Yumi Kimura safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 29/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Underground — Kimya Dawson safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Long Time Gone by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100.

Space Bound by Eminem
Space Bound — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 57/100, versus the original's 60.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1” by Frédéric Chopin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Trio Élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9” by Sergei Rachmaninoff, “Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, “Symphony No 1” by Jean Sibelius — 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.

What songs are like “Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1” but calmer?

“Love Me” by The Pretty Reckless, “Be Free” by J. Cole, “Unknown / Nth” by Hozier keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 66 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered 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 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus5/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

Intensity60
Dynamics78
Tempo14
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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