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10 songs that feel like Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 - III. Marche funèbre: Lento

Matched to Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 - III. Marche funèbre: Lento 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.

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Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 - III. Marche funèbre: Lento
Frédéric Chopin
moderate 31/100 intensity 60 BPM
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S.T.A.Y. — Hans Zimmer moderate 60 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Stay — Hans Zimmer moderate 60 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

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Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 — Johannes Brahms safe 66 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (66 BPM).

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Reach for the Dead — Boards of Canada moderate 85 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same layered texture.

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Morning Mood — Edvard Grieg safe 60 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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The Rape of the World — Tracy Chapman moderate 85 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

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16 Carriages — Beyoncé safe 78 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Measured 89% alike.

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Saturday Come Slow — Massive Attack moderate 80 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

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Across the Stars — John Williams safe 88 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and runs a little hotter at 37/100.

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On the Beach — Neil Young moderate 75 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 - III. Marche funèbre: Lento is more than you want right now.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 31.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

Right Where You Left Me by Taylor Swift
Right Where You Left Me — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 18/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hoax by Taylor Swift
Hoax — Taylor Swift safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 31.

Super Rich Kids by Frank Ocean
Super Rich Kids — Frank Ocean safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 14/100, down from 31. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cruel World by Lana Del Rey
Cruel World — Lana Del Rey safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It by Lana Del Rey

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 31. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 - III. Marche funèbre: Lento” by Frédéric Chopin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “S.T.A.Y.” by Hans Zimmer, “Stay” by Hans Zimmer, “Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115” by Johannes Brahms — 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 “Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 - III. Marche funèbre: Lento” but calmer?

“Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” by The Smiths, “Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M., “Right Where You Left Me” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 - III. Marche funèbre: Lento”?

It measures 31/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered 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 80% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 31/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

Intensity31
Dynamics56
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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