A concise solo piano work by Michio Aramaki that explores neo-Baroque textures in a smaller scope than his Opus 49. It is designed for intermediate students to practice phrasing within a formal structure.
Ensure the student demonstrates precise finger control during the faster motivic exchanges.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Baroque fantasy (Op.9) is rated Henle level 2 of 9 — beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 2–3. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 2 — meaning you can already play level 1–2 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 Baroque fantasy (Op.9) lasts about 2 minutes.
Baroque fantasy (Op.9) 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 Baroque fantasy by Michio Aramaki, Baroque fantasy (Additional option) by Michio Aramaki, Baroque fantasy by Michio Aramaki — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.