Hans Christian Lumbye's 'Anna Polka' is a delightful and energetic dance tune. It exemplifies Lumbye's talent for creating memorable melodies and driving rhythms characteristic of 19th-century popular music.
Requires excellent finger dexterity and precise rhythmic control to capture the piece's vivacious spirit.
Anna Polka 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 lasts about 2 minutes.
Anna Polka is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.