American Dreams No.2 continues the stylistic exploration of Nichifor's dream-like aesthetic with a more lyrical focus. It utilizes atmospheric harmonic layering to create a sense of unresolved longing.
Ensure subtle pedaling to allow the harmonic colors to resonate without becoming blurred.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
American Dreams No.2 is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of American Dreams No.2 lasts about 4 minutes.
American Dreams No.2 is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Blues for Rodica by Serban Nichifor, 'Kyra Kyralina' by Serban Nichifor, Blues In Memory of Jaco Pastorius by Serban Nichifor — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.