This is the same work as the previous entry, showcasing Bliss's ability to craft elegant miniatures for the piano. Its distinction lies in the sophisticated interplay between harmonic movement and graceful thematic development.
Control the touch to create a singing tone in the upper register.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Birthday Song for a Royal Child is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
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 Birthday Song for a Royal Child lasts about 3 minutes.
Birthday Song for a Royal Child 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 Birthday Song for a Royal Child, F.38 by Arthur Bliss, Andante by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Andante favori by Ludwig van Beethoven — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.