This page contains songs recommended by our music search engine prototype from the Classical Music Archives corpus (14,695 MIDI pieces).
We conducted an experiment with 21 human subjects. We asked them to identify their favorite classical music piece.
Using only melodic features, we asked the search engine to identify the 3 most similar songs, and 3 different songs from the corpus.
Searh results are listed below with MSE value (mean square error) for each song. The smaller the MSE, the closer the similarity.
For comparison, you can also do a live search for each of the 21 query songs, using our latest prototype (requires password, due to music copyright restrictions).
Participant 1
Original: Mozart (1756-91), Fantasia for Piano in D Minor
Similar
- Haydn (1732-1809), Piano Sonata No.52 in Eb - 2. Adagio (MSE 0.002326)
- Chopin (1810-49), Ballades No.1 in G-, Op.23 (MSE 0.003225)
- Chopin (1810-49), Ballades No.3 in Ab, Op.47 (MSE 0.003235)
Different
- Baptist (1739-1813), Study No.5 in F# (MSE 0.488619)
- Johnny Cash, Folsom Prison (MSE 0.487706)
- Smetana (1824-84), Jirinková Polka (For Jirina) (MSE 0.480450)
Participant 2
Original: Chopin (1810-49), Ballade No. 1, Op. 23
Similar
- Granados (1867-1916), El Pelele (MSE 0.002617)
- Chopin (1810-49), Piano Concerto No.2 in F-, Op.21 2.Larghetto (MSE 0.002664)
- Mussorgsky (1839-81), Promenade 3, Les Tuileries (MSE 0.003097)
Different
- Supertramp, Breakfast in America (MSE 0.499642)
- Strauss, Johann II (1825-99), Pizzicato Polka, (with Josef Strauss) (MSE 0.497159)
- Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Le Carnaval des Animaux, 11. Pianistes, by (MSE 0.496147)
Participant 3
Original: Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), Flight of the Bumble Bee
Similar
- Chopin (1810-49), Etudes Op.10 Etude in A-, Op.10 No.2 (MSE 0.004571)
- Scriabin (1872-1915), Prelude, Op.11 No.6 (MSE 0.009340)
- Chopin (1810-49), Etudes Op.10 Etude in Eb, Op.10 No.11, (MSE 0.010785)
Different
- Telemann (1681-1767), Concerto for horn quartet, 1. Adagio - Allegro (MSE 0.493875)
- Chopin (1810-49), Etudes Op.25 Etude in Ab, Op.25 No.1 (MSE 0.491769)
- Cramer (1771-1858), Study No.5 in F#- (MSE 0.490752)
Participant 4
Original: Beethoven (1770-1827), Symphony No.5 in C-, Op.67, 1.Allegro con brio.
Similar
- Mozart (1756-91), Horn concerto No.1 in D, K.412 1. Allegro (MSE 0.0060400)
- Mozart (1756-91), Symphony No. 14 in A, K.114 1. Allegro (MSE 0.006875)
- Mozart (1756-91), Symphony No.38 in D, K.504 'Prague' 3.Finale, Presto (MSE 0.007546)
Different
- Czerny (1791-1857), Etudes, Op.740, No.5 (MSE 0.497646)
- Supertramp, Breakfast in America (MSE 0.492037)
- Brahms (1833-97), Op.39 No.9 (MSE 0.480479)
Participant 5
Original: Handel (1685-1759), And He Shall Purify
Similar
Different
- Chopin (1810-49), Valses - Valse No.16 in Ab, Op.posth. (MSE 0.490298)
- Czerny (1791-1857), Etudes, Op.299 (MSE 0.467873)
- Schubert (1797-1828), Piano Sonata in C- (No.19), D.958 4.Allegro (MSE 0.451467)
Participant 6
Original: Mozart (1756-91), Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Similar
- Mozart (1756-91), Serenade No.13 in G for strings 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', K.525 1.Allegro (MSE 0.000267)
- Mozart (1756-91), K.552, 1 (MSE 0.004619)
- Mozart (1756-91), Aria 14, Queen of the Night's Aria (MSE 0.008978)
Different
- Billy Idol, Mony Mony (MSE 0.485045)
- Haydn (1732-1809), Divertimento IV in G, Hob.IV:9 1.Poco Adagio '&' 2.Tempo di menuetto (MSE 0.423346)
- Clash, Should I stay or should I go (MSE 0.407857)
Participant 7
Original: Beethoven (1770-1827), Fuer Elise
Similar
- Dvorák (1841-1904), Humoresques, Op.101, No. 1 in Eb- (MSE 0.013607)
- Scarlatti (1685-1757), Sonata Longo, K.25 (MSE 0.013644)
- Mozart (1756-91), Variations on 'Ah vous dirais-je, Maman', K.265/300e (MSE 0.013857)
Different
- Smetana (1824-84), Jirinková Polka (For Jirina) (MSE 0.48897)
- Cramer (1771-1858), Study No.5 in F#- (MSE 0.486289)
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Prelude and Fugue No.3 in C#, BWV848 Prelude No.15 in G (MSE 0.486278)
Participant 8
Original: Scott Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag
Similar
- Vivaldi (1678-1741), Concerto No.7 for violin, strings and b.c. in Bb, Op.9, RV.345 1.Allegro (MSE 0.004282)
- Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Wedding March (MSE 0.00434)
- Chopin (1810-49), Ballades No.3 in Ab, Op.47 (MSE 0.004606)
Different
- Supertramp, Breakfast in America (MSE 0.496862)
- Verdi (1813-1901), Rigoletto, 2. Questa o Quella (MSE 0.496043)
- Burgmüller (1806-74), Etudes, Op.109, 6. L'enjouée (MSE 0.496043)
Participant 9
Original: Bizet (1838-1875), Carmen Suite #1
Similar
- Herz, (1806-88), Polka Caprice (MSE 0.011941)
- Smetana, (1824-84), Vzpominka na Plzen (Remembrance of Pilsen), Polka (MSE 0.011977)
- Anonymous, Traditional Italian, Funiculì Funiculà (MSE 0.012428)
Different
- Czerny, (1791-1857), Etudes, Op.299, No.20 (MSE 0.430095)
- Czerny, (1791-1857), Etudes, Op.740, No.5 (MSE 0.429938)
- Schubert (1797-1828), Piano Sonata (No.19) in C-, D.958 4.Allegro (MSE 0.410916)
Participant 10
Original: Grieg (1843-1907), Concerto in a minor, Op. 16
Similar
- Debussy (1862-1918), Petite suite pour piano - Cortege (MSE 0.00544)
- Liszt (1811-86), Overture to Oberon (trans. by Weber) (MSE 0.006555)
- Liszt (1811-86), Consolations, No.6 (MSE 0.00665)
Different
- Da Costa (1697-1770), Concerto Italiano, I. Allegro (MSE 0.498316)
- Supertramp, Breakfast in America (MSE 0.484158)
- Strauss, Johann II (1825-99), Pizzicato Polka, (with Josef Strauss) (MSE 0.480959)
Participant 11
Original: Holst (1874-1934), Uranus, the Magician, the Planet's Suite
Similar
- Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Le Carnaval des Animaux, 1.Introduction et Marche Royale du Lion, 5.L'Eléphant (MSE 0.012721)
- Rachmaninov (1873-1943), Two Pieces for Violoncello and Piano, Op.2, Prelude in C#-, Op.3 No.2 (1887) (MSE 0.014245)
- Schubert (1797-1828), Winterreise cycle, Op.89 D.911 10.Der Sturmische Morgen and Im Dorfe (MSE 0.01461)
Different
- Haberbier (1813-69), Studi-Poetici, Op.59, No.32 - Le campanelle magiche (MSE 0.473502)
- Tárregao (1852-1909), 30 Preludes for the guitar, No.8 (MSE 0.465462)
- Billy Idol, Mony Mony (MSE 0.458639)
Participant 12
Original: Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Swan Lake
Similar
- Mozart (1756-91), Dies irae (MSE 0.004655)
- Kodály (1882-1967), Háry János Suite - 5.Intermezzo (MSE 0.005555)
- Mozart (1756-91), Non so piu' cosa son cosa faccio (MSE 0.005945)
Different
- Brahms (1833-1897, Op.39 No.9 (MSE 0.496891)
- Cramer (1771-1858), Study No.5 in F#- (MSE 0.488803)
- estudi-8.mp3 (MSE 0.487746)
Participant 13
Original: Chopin (1810-49), Grand Waltz Brilliance,Op.18, Eb
Similar
- Gossec (1734-1829), Tambourin (MSE 0.014695)
- Sor (1778-1839), Etudes, No.2 in C (MSE 0.014761)
- Czerny (1791-1857), Etudes, Op.740, No.7 (MSE 0.014949)
Different
Participant 14
Original: Vivaldi (1678-1741), Spring
Similar
Different
- Schubert (1797-1828), Piano Sonata in C- (No.19), D.958 4.Allegro (MSE 0.499873)
- Supertramp, Breakfast in America (MSE 0.499445)
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Prelude and Fugue No.3 in C#, BWV848 (MSE 0.486071)
Participant 15
Original: Beethoven (1770-1827), Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica" - Scherzo, Allegro Vivace
Similar
Different
- Billy Idol, Mony Mony (MSE 0.447865)
- Tárrega (1852-1909), 30 Preludes for the guitar, No.8 (MSE 0.436259)
- Haberbier (1813-69), Studi-Poetici, Op.59, No.32 - Le campanelle magiche (MSE 0.421144)
Participant 16
Original: Paganini (1782-1840), Caprice No. 24 in A-
Similar
- Heller (1813-88), Studies, Op.46, No.5 (MSE 0.018855)
- Schubert (1797-1828), Impromptus, Op.142 D.935 No.4 in F- (MSE 0.020963)
- Scriabin (1872-1915), 10 Mazurka, Op.3, No.6 in C#- (MSE 0.021023)
Different
- Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Le Carnaval des Animaux, 3.Hémiones (Animaux véloces) (MSE 0.499788)
- D'Aragona (1876-1932), Studies (1923), No.9 (MSE 0.49268)
- Czerny (1791-1857, Etudes, Op.337, No.9 (MSE 0.446400)
Participant 17
Original: Beethoven (1770-1827), Moonlight Sonata
Similar
- Albéniz (1860-1909, Iberia Suite, 1.Evocation (duet) (MSE 0.007715)
- Scriabin (1872-1915), Etude in F#, Op.42 No.4 (MSE 0.007805)
- Galuppi (1706-85), Keyboard Sonata in D, 2.Allegro (MSE 0.007961)
Different
- Busoni (1866-1924), Sonatinas, No.6 Kammer-Fantasie uber Bizets "Carmen" (1920) (MSE 0.493802)
- Billy Idol, Mony Mony (MSE 0.479533)
- Tárrega (1852-1909), 30 Preludes for the guitar, No.8 (MSE 0.468324)
Participant 18
Original: Beethoven (1770-1827), Für Elise
Similar
- Dvorák (1841-1904), Humoresques, Op.101, No. 1 in Eb- (MSE 0.013607)
- Scarlatti (1685-1757), Sonata Longo, K.25 (MSE 0.013644)
- Mozart (1756-91), Variations on 'Ah vous dirais-je, Maman', K.265/300e (MSE 0.013857)
Different
- Smetana (1824-84), Jirinková Polka (For Jirina) (MSE 0.48897)
- Cramer (1771-1858), Study No.5 in F#- (MSE 0.486289)
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Prelude and Fugue No.3 in C#, BWV848 Prelude No.15 in G (MSE 0.486278)
Participant 19
Original: Pachelbel (1653-1706), Canon in D
Similar
- Franck, Melchior (1573-1639), Musikalischer Bergkrehen - Ich habs gewagt (MSE 0.015094)
- Chopin (1810-49), Nocturnes No.12 in G, Op.37 No.2 (MSE 0.015599)
- Dowland (c.1563-1626), Tarleton's jig (MSE 0.016322)
Different
Participant 20
Original: Beethoven (1770-1827), Moonlight Sonata
Similar
- Albéniz (1860-1909), Iberia Suite, 1.Evocation (duet) (MSE 0.007715)
- Scriabin (1872-1915), Etude in F#, Op.42 No.4 (MSE 0.007805)
- Galuppi (1706-85), Keyboard Sonata in D, 2.Allegro (MSE 0.007961)
Different
- Busoni (1866-1924), Sonatinas, No.6 Kammer-Fantasie uber Bizets "Carmen" (1920) (MSE 0.493802)
- Billy Idol, Mony Mony (MSE 0.479533)
- Tárrega (1852-1909), 30 Preludes for the guitar, No.8 (MSE 0.468324)
Participant 21
Original: Vivaldi (1678-1741), Four Seasons, Winter, Second Movement, Largo
Similar
- Rossini (1792-1868), Petite Messe Solemnelle, Kyrie (MSE 0.017289)
- Gluck (1714-87), Orpheus and Euridice, Dance of the Blessed Spirits (MSE 0.019242)
- Beethoven (1770-1827), Horn Sonata in F, Op.17 - 1.Allegretto (MSE 0.019509)