A Prole do Bebê No. 2 (The Baby's Family No. 2) continues Villa-Lobos's exploration of toy-inspired piano pieces with more virtuosic demands. It features vibrant rhythmic energy and imaginative textures.
Developing rapid finger dexterity and precise articulation for the quick scalar and arpeggiated passages is crucial.
A prole do bebê No.2, W180 is rated Henle level 6 of 9 — advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 7–8. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 6 — meaning you can already play level 5–6 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 A prole do bebê No.2, W180 lasts about 4 minutes.
A prole do bebê No.2, W180 is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.