This piece is a short Romantic character piece by the lesser-known composer Joseph Bazin. It is distinct for its simple, singable melody typical of 19th-century salon music.
Focus on maintaining a seamless, singing tone in the right hand while balancing the accompaniment chords.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Au soir (Op.10) is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
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 soir (Op.10) lasts about 3 minutes.
Au soir (Op.10) 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 Berceuse by Rudolf Friml, 'O marenariello by Salvatore Gambardella, Butterfly by Walter Niemann — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.