Hans Christian Lumbye's 'Anna Polka, No.2' is a bright and vivacious dance piece. It embodies the composer's skill in crafting popular music with an emphasis on rhythmic drive and melodic charm.
Focus on developing speed and agility in the fingers for a light and energetic performance.
Anna Polka, No.2 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, No.2 lasts about 2 minutes.
Anna Polka, No.2 is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.