Baroque, by how it feels

Baroque is mostly low-intensity. 42 of the 144 songs analyzed land in the safe range.

The character of Baroque

Across the 144 Baroque songs we've measured, intensity averages 44/100 — right around the catalog average (46/100).

They run from Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 (the calmest here, 8) to Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (the most charged, 100), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1922–2023.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to The Shrine / An Argument.

Safe for sensitive ears (42)

Controlled — moderate intensity (77)

Intense — proceed with awareness (25)

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