This revision expands upon the themes of the original with increased harmonic density and polyphonic complexity. It requires a more sophisticated approach to tone color and dynamic layering.
Students must develop high control over independent layers of sound to clarify the more complex thematic entries.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams Revisited is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 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 Boulevard of Broken Dreams Revisited lasts about 5 minutes.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams Revisited 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 Budd - music for a ballet (solo piano) by Charlie Barber, Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Charlie Barber, Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.