This is an alternate notation for the same composition as the previous entry. It serves as a foundational piece for beginning pianists.
Focus on hand coordination and clear note production.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
BarrysFirstOpus1 is rated Henle level 1 of 9 — beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 1–2. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 1.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 1. 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 BarrysFirstOpus1 lasts about 1 minute.
BarrysFirstOpus1 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 Barry's First Opus 1 by Teo Vincent IV, Blaue Aeuglein by Friedrich Burgmüller, Bud of Promise by Septimus Winner — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.