This piece is a contemporary neo-baroque homage reflecting structured harmonic textures. It is distinctive for its clever stylistic integration of contrapuntal textures within a modern tonal framework.
Maintain clean articulation and strict rhythmic pulse throughout the contrapuntal lines.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bach Modification is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 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 Bach Modification lasts about 3 minutes.
Bach Modification 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 Allegro vivace by Justin Saragoza, Black Sun by Justin Saragoza, Bourrée, au Pavillon d’Auvergne, FP 87 by Francis Poulenc — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.