A late-Romantic/Modern miniature that evokes programmatic imagery of the seaside through shifting harmonies. It is distinctive for its impressionistic use of texture and pedaling to create a wash of sound.
The student must manage voicing and pedaling to create a coherent soundscape.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
'Die Stadt am Meer' is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
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 'Die Stadt am Meer' lasts about 3 minutes.
'Die Stadt am Meer' 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 "Oh Woods("Oi giria, giria"), VL 276 by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Berceuse by André Mathieu, As estrelas by Oscar Lorenzo Fernández — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.