Hans Christian Lumbye, known as the 'Strauss of the North,' composed this charming waltz. It follows the traditional structure of a light salon dance, intended for ballroom or parlor performance.
Maintain a steady, light waltz-rhythm in the left hand while phrasing expressively in the right.
Amanda Vals is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
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 Vals lasts about 4 minutes.
Amanda Vals is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.