Black Sun is a contemporary solo piano work that emphasizes atmospheric textures and pedal resonance. It is characterized by its somber, reflective character and slow harmonic shifts.
Balance the layered textures carefully to create a seamless, sustained soundscape.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Black Sun is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
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 Black Sun lasts about 4 minutes.
Black Sun 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 Bach Modification by Justin Saragoza, Allegro vivace by Justin Saragoza, Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.