A contemporary re-imagining or variation based on the structural foundation of Bach's C Major Prelude from WTC Book I. It utilizes broken chord patterns to explore harmonic color within a Baroque-inspired framework.
Ensure evenness and consistency in the sixteenth-note patterns throughout the passage.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bach's C major Prelude Revisited 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 Bach's C major Prelude Revisited lasts about 2 minutes.
Bach's C major Prelude Revisited 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 'Werde munter, mein Gemüte' by Johann Sebastian Bach, Capriccio cromatico by Tarquinio Merula, Canon in F minor by Frédéric Chopin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.