A contemporary solo piano work that uses minimalist textures to evoke the imagery of a lunar event. Its distinctiveness lies in its sustained, moody harmonic shifts.
Master the art of atmospheric pedaling to blend chords without blurring the clarity of the musical intention.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Blood Moon 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 Blood Moon lasts about 3 minutes.
Blood Moon 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 Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie, Gnossienne No. 1 by Erik Satie, Brises marines by Henri Dallier — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.