A contemporary character piece by Tatiana Stankovych written in a blues-classical fusion style. It utilizes subtle harmonic color and steady rhythmic support.
The student must navigate the shifts in harmonic color while maintaining a steady pulse.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Blues per Lorenzo is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
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 Blues per Lorenzo lasts about 3 minutes.
Blues per Lorenzo 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 Autunno (preludio) by Tatiana Stankovych, "Papillon blanc" by Tatiana Stankovych, "Amicizia" by Tatiana Stankovych — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.