This is a forgotten work from a regional Brazilian composer, capturing the spirit of the late-romantic salon tradition. It is distinguished by its repetitive, gentle melodic motifs and predictable yet soothing harmonic progression.
Focus on smooth pedaling transitions to ensure the harmony does not blur during melodic shifts.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Amor perennal 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 Amor perennal lasts about 3 minutes.
Amor perennal 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 As in a Rose Jar by Charles Wakefield Cadman, Albumblatt für Frau Betty Schott by Wilhelm Richard Wagner, Andantino in A major by Fernando Sor — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.