A lively polka composed by Édouard Deransart, characterized by its brisk tempo and rhythmic buoyancy. It is typical of the light repertoire written for amateur home performance during the late 19th century.
Maintaining a steady pulse throughout the quick transitions between registers is essential for this piece.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Amanda-polka 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 Amanda-polka lasts about 3 minutes.
Amanda-polka 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 Alexander's Ragtime Band by Irving Berlin, Waltz in D-flat major, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin, 12 Variations on 'Ah vous dirai-je, Maman' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.