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10 songs that feel like String Quartet in F Major

Matched to String Quartet in F Major by Maurice Ravel on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

String Quartet in F Major
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String Quartet in F Major
Maurice Ravel
moderate 48/100 intensity 100 BPM
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En Saga — Jean Sibelius moderate 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

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Nightride and Sunrise — Sibelius moderate 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Lemminkäinen Suite — Jean Sibelius moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Cirrus — Bonobo moderate 95 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Chord Change — Camel moderate 100 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and sits a little calmer at 41/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 2 — Mogwai moderate 85 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Anasickmodular — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 90% alike.

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Glittering Blackness — Explosions in the Sky moderate 85 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 40/100. Same layered texture.

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Sicily — Chick Corea moderate 120 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100).

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Earthrise — Camel moderate 90 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 40/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when String Quartet in F Major is more than you want right now.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 13/100, down from 48.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho safe 90 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 7. Reads 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mr Magic (Through the Smoke) — Amy Winehouse safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Father to a Sister of Thought by Pavement
Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 39/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Inside Out — Spoon safe 115 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Roma Fade — Andrew Bird safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 39/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sprout and the Bean — Joanna Newsom safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “String Quartet in F Major” by Maurice Ravel?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “En Saga” by Jean Sibelius, “Nightride and Sunrise” by Sibelius, “Lemminkäinen Suite” by Jean Sibelius — the top match scores 98% 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 “String Quartet in F Major” but calmer?

“Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys, “Überlin” by R.E.M., “Horizon” by Tycho keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “String Quartet in F Major”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 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 huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 56% 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
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1904 in context

The 4 songs we’ve measured from 1904 average a dynamic range of 7.8/10. At 7/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity48
Dynamics67
Tempo33
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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