A character piece by the American composer Alfred Pease, characteristic of the late-Romantic salon repertoire. It relies on a straightforward ABA structure with a focus on graceful, light-hearted melodic lines.
Pay close attention to the articulation of the melodic grace notes to ensure they sound elegant rather than rushed.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Autumn song 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 Autumn song lasts about 3.5 minutes.
Autumn song 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 'O, morning star' by Alfred Humphries Pease, 'Red cloud' by Alfred Humphries Pease, 'Sleep! Baby, sleep!' by Alfred Humphries Pease — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.