Lagatree's alternative setting offers a more traditional, lyrical approach to the theme compared to his opus 24 version. It demonstrates a sensitive grasp of instrumental color and piano resonance.
Ensure the voicing between the primary melody and the inner harmonic voices remains clear.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Boating Song is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
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 Boating Song lasts about 3 minutes.
Boating Song 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 Boating Song by Sydney N. Lagatree, Butterfly by Aleksandr Ilyinsky, Autumn Idyll by Cyril Scott — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.