Blue Gradient is an atmospheric contemporary piano composition exploring tonal colors and shifting textures. It is distinguished by its rolling, impressionistic-style arpeggios that mimic the flow of water.
Control of dynamic shading across fluid arpeggiated figures is the key technical challenge.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Blue Gradient is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
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 Blue Gradient lasts about 4 minutes.
Blue Gradient 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 Blue Lagoon by Cameron Lee Simpson, Blue Oasis by Cameron Lee Simpson, Blue Stardust by Cameron Lee Simpson — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.