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10 songs that feel like Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

Matched to Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" by Ludwig van Beethoven 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
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Ludwig van Beethoven
moderate 50/100 intensity 126 BPM
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Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 'Trout' — Franz Schubert safe 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Crisis — Art Blakey moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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La Muerte del Angel — Astor Piazzolla moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Tango Apasionado — Astor Piazzolla moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Crisis — Freddie Hubbard moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Inception — McCoy Tyner moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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All the Things You Could Be by Now — Charles Mingus moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Return to Forever — Chick Corea moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Cirrus — Bonobo moderate 95 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" is more than you want right now.

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Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 'Trout' — Franz Schubert safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Violin Concerto No. 1 by Philip Glass
Violin Concerto No. 1 — Philip Glass safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580 by Antonio Vivaldi

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 39/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 by Johannes Brahms
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 — Johannes Brahms safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 18/100, down from 50.

Arabesque No. 1 by Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1 — Claude Debussy safe 66 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

A Long Way Past the Past by Fleet Foxes
A Long Way Past the Past — Fleet Foxes safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 31/100.

Façades by Philip Glass
Façades — Philip Glass safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 21/100, versus the original's 50.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"” by Ludwig van Beethoven?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 'Trout'” by Franz Schubert, “Crisis” by Art Blakey, “Autumn (L'autunno), Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293” by Antonio Vivaldi — the top match scores 94% 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 “Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"” but calmer?

“Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 'Trout'” by Franz Schubert, “Violin Concerto No. 1” by Philip Glass, “Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 126 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 83% 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.

What it’s good for

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

Intensity50
Dynamics67
Tempo48
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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