Claudio Macchi's Alegrias is a lyrical and evocative work for piano solo. It balances introspection with modest technical challenges, common in late 20th-century character pieces.
Focus on the balance between hands to ensure the primary melody is always supported by the accompaniment.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Alegrias 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 Alegrias lasts about 3 minutes.
Alegrias 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 Bulerias by Claudio Macchi, Cancíon de cuna by Claudio Macchi, Cantando by Claudio Macchi — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.