"Au printemps dans les prés" by Marius Carman is a romantic piano piece that paints a pastoral scene of spring meadows. It is characterized by its gentle, flowing melody and simple, evocative harmonies.
The main technical focus is on producing a sweet, singing tone and maintaining a delicate balance between the hands.
Au printemps is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
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 Au printemps lasts about 2.5 minutes.
Au printemps is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.