A late 19th-century drawing-room piece, this work emphasizes traditional melodic phrasing. Its distinctive character comes from its simplistic, heartwarming harmonic layout.
The student must ensure the left-hand waltz accompaniment does not overpower the melody.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
At Sunset is rated Henle level 2 of 9 — beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 2–3. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 2.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 2 — meaning you can already play level 1–2 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 Sunset lasts about 2 minutes.
At Sunset 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 Andantino in A major by Fernando Sor, Berceuse by Rudolf Friml, Au Hameau by Franz Behr — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.