These are charming, late-period dances by Schubert, often overlooked. They exhibit his characteristic melodic grace and harmonic inventiveness in a more intimate setting.
Requires sensitive phrasing and a refined touch to bring out the melodic lines.
2 Dance Sketches (D.980a) is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
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 2 Dance Sketches (D.980a) lasts about 3 minutes.
2 Dance Sketches (D.980a) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.