Part of the Children's Album, this piece is a delicate lullaby that showcases Tchaikovsky's gift for simple, effective melody. The writing is transparent and requires gentle touch control.
Ensure the melody carries over the broken chord accompaniment with an even, singing tone.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
At Bedtime, TH 70 is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
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 At Bedtime, TH 70 lasts about 2 minutes.
At Bedtime, TH 70 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 Valse sentimentale, No. 6 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Allegro vivo, TH 165 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Allegro vivo in C minor by Pyotr Tchaikovsky — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.