This composition by Gastão Vieira is an example of the brief, accessible piano literature produced in Brazil during the early 20th century. It possesses a clear, unadorned structure suitable for educational settings of the time.
Students should focus on maintaining a consistent tempo despite minor shifts in melodic texture.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
1914 is rated Henle level 2 of 9 — beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 2–3. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 2.
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 1914 lasts about 3 minutes.
1914 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 Boas festas by Gastão Vieira, 18 German Dances and Esoccaises by Franz Schubert, 18 German Dances and Esoccaises, by Franz Schubert — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.