Hans Christian Lumbye's 'Anna Polka, JLW 24' is a lively and effervescent dance. It showcases the composer's mastery of popular dance forms with its quick tempos and infectious melodies.
Demands precise fingerwork and nimble footwork for crisp articulation.
Anna Polka, JLW 24 is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 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 Anna Polka, JLW 24 lasts about 2 minutes.
Anna Polka, JLW 24 is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.