An American salon march composed by Winslow Lewis Hayden, this piece follows the standard mid-19th century structure of accessible pedagogical works. It features bold block chords and a simple, diatonic harmonic language.
Focus on accurate chord placement and maintaining a steady, march-like pulse throughout.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Alexander Grand March 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 Alexander Grand March lasts about 4 minutes.
Alexander Grand March 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 Bobolink Schottisch by Winslow Lewis Hayden, Bridal March from Lohengrin by Winslow Lewis Hayden, Belle of the Season Waltz by Winslow Lewis Hayden — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.