An anonymous set of variations providing elementary practice in Classical-style ornamentation and Alberti bass patterns. It serves as an example of common instructional material from the period.
Maintain consistent tempo and clarity throughout the decorative variations.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Believe Me with Variations is rated Henle level 2 of 9 — beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 2–3. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 2.
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 Believe Me with Variations lasts about 4 minutes.
Believe Me with Variations 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 Believe Me - With Variations by Anonymous, Altenglischer Tanz by Anonymous, Bourrée in B-flat major by Anonymous — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.