Cakrawala, meaning 'horizon' in Indonesian, is a contemporary piece utilizing evocative, expansive textures. It explores soundscapes that feel both modern and culturally resonant.
Focus on controlling the resonance through careful pedaling to sustain the atmospheric sonorities.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Cakrawala is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
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 Cakrawala lasts about 4 minutes.
Cakrawala 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, Ave Maria (Die Glocken von Rom) by Franz Liszt — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.