Symphony, by how it feels

Symphony leans intense. 5 of the 7 songs analyzed hit hard — but 0 calm anchors exist for sensory-friendly entry points.

The character of Symphony

Across the 7 Symphony songs we've measured, intensity averages 62/100 — more charged than the typical song we measure (46/100).

They run from Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (the calmest here, 36) to Manfred Symphony (the most charged, 83), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major.

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Avg Intensity
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Safe
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Moderate
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Intense

Controlled — moderate intensity (2)

Album art for Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 by Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Johannes Brahms
moderate
Album art for In Dreams by Roy Orbison
In Dreams
Roy Orbison
moderate

Intense — proceed with awareness (5)

Album art for Symphony No. 7 by Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 7
Gustav Mahler
intense
Album art for Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major by Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major
Gustav Mahler
intense
Album art for Symphony No. 7 in A Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A Major
Ludwig van Beethoven
intense
Album art for Manfred Symphony by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Manfred Symphony
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
intense
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Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
intense

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