A contemporary French bagatelle that utilizes modern harmonies within a classical framework. The piece is notable for its exploration of subtle pedal effects and resonance.
Master the layering of inner voices to create a wash of sound.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bagattelle pour piano 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 Bagattelle pour piano lasts about 3 minutes.
Bagattelle pour piano 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 Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie, Gnossienne No. 1 by Erik Satie, Berceuse by Armas Järnefelt — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.