Bahoudia is a forgotten character piece written by Carl Chesneau, typical of the late 19th-century French salon repertoire. It focuses on gentle melodic lines supported by broken-chord accompaniments.
The performer must maintain a consistent, flowing accompaniment while emphasizing the top melody note.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bahoudia 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 Bahoudia lasts about 4 minutes.
Bahoudia 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 Brise de mai by Carl Chesneau, Blanche by Carl Chesneau, Berceuse by Germaine Tailleferre — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.