A stylistic nod to Baroque structures written by a contemporary composer. It utilizes neo-classical motifs to evoke period-specific textures.
Students must focus on clear voice leading and maintaining crisp articulation in the contrapuntal lines.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Barroco is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
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 Barroco lasts about 2 minutes.
Barroco 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 Caprice et Sonate by Johann Wilhelm Hässler, Caprice et Sonate by Johann Wilhelm Hässler, Ballett by Heinrich Scheidemann — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.