A lively quadrille composed by the Waltz King for the ballroom environment of 19th-century Vienna. It features the rhythmic precision and lighthearted character typical of Strauss's shorter dance works.
Ensure rhythmic crispness in the articulation to maintain the ballroom dance energy.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bijouterie-Quadrille (Op.169) is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 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 Bijouterie-Quadrille (Op.169) lasts about 3 minutes.
Bijouterie-Quadrille (Op.169) 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 's gibt nur a Kaiserstadt, 's gibt nur a Wien ! by Johann Strauss Jr., Bouquet-Quadrille by Johann Strauss Jr., Cagliostro-Walzer(from Cagliostro) by Johann Strauss Jr. — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.