A late 19th-century Brazilian piano work intended for domestic performance. It relies on a balanced distribution of melody between the hands.
Focus on clear voicing to ensure the melody remains prominent against the secondary harmonic material.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Beijo materno (Op.25) 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 Beijo materno (Op.25) lasts about 3 minutes.
Beijo materno (Op.25) 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 Solace by Scott Joplin, Au Crépuscule by Mel Bonis, Bohemian Melody by William Vincent Wallace — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.