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10 songs that feel like String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"

Matched to String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" by Franz Schubert 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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String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"
Franz Schubert
intense 76/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 — Frédéric Chopin intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Revolutionary Etude — Frédéric Chopin intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same complex texture.

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Tannhäuser Overture — Richard Wagner intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Gaspard de la nuit — Maurice Ravel intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same complex texture.

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Rapsodie espagnole — Maurice Ravel intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Haitian Fight Song — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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Hora Decubitus — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Ecclusiastics — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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Piano Concerto No 1 — Emerson Lake and Palmer intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Lux Aeterna — Clint Mansell intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" 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 its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 45/100, down from 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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4th of July — X moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Get It Right — Seether moderate 120 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 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner — Warren Zevon moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 49/100, versus the original's 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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La Muerte del Angel — Astor Piazzolla moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 50/100, down from 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love Is a Stranger by Eurythmics
Love Is a Stranger — Eurythmics moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

DLZ by TV on the Radio
DLZ — TV on the Radio moderate 120 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 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Different Trains — Steve Reich moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 43/100, versus the original's 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"” by Franz Schubert?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23” by Frédéric Chopin, “Revolutionary Etude” by Frédéric Chopin, “Tannhäuser Overture” by Richard Wagner — 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 “String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"” but calmer?

“Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 'Trout'” by Franz Schubert, “4th of July” by X, “Get It Right” by Seether keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"”?

It measures 76/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 120 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 92% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 76/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent 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.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout8/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

Intensity76
Dynamics89
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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