This is a duplicate entry for Louis Lavater's salon piece, reflecting common archival typos found in early 20th-century catalogs. The music focuses on creating a picturesque, lighthearted mood through predictable harmonic progressions.
Maintain a light touch to ensure the melodic line remains clear above the active accompaniment.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
By Starlight is rated Henle level 2 of 9 — beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 2–3. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 2 — meaning you can already play level 1–2 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 By Starlight lasts about 3 minutes.
By Starlight 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 Blätterrauschen by Gustav Lange, By Starlight by Louis Lavater, 'Tis Raining by Homer Grunn — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.