Timothy Zhou's work explores the Mixolydian mode, blending modal harmonies with modern pianistic figurations. It is distinct for its harmonic exploration and lack of fixed traditional key center.
At Henle 4 this is an intermediate piece that expects secure technique and real attention to phrasing. The main demands: chord voicing — bringing out one note inside a handful of others, and polyrhythms that have to lock together without sounding mechanical.
Maintain consistent pedal control to avoid muddying the modal harmonies.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
A level or two down with the same spirit — ideal if this piece is still out of reach.
Where this piece's skills lead: slightly harder works making similar technical demands.
Dance in Mixolydian is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
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 Dance in Mixolydian lasts about 3 minutes.
Dance in Mixolydian 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 Consolation by Timothy Zhou, Clair de lune - piano by Claude Debussy, Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.