A contemporary composition that draws heavily on 19th-century nocturne aesthetics. It features a lush, wandering melody and subtle harmonic shifts.
The challenge lies in managing the rubato without losing the underlying sense of time.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
'Tis moonlight is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 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 'Tis moonlight lasts about 3 minutes.
'Tis moonlight 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 At the Close of Day by Gary Bachlund, Alice by Gary Bachlund, Alice - Though the Looking-Glass by Gary Bachlund — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.