One of Ernesto Nazareth's famous piano compositions, bridging the gap between European salon dance and Brazilian popular music. It is distinguished by its charming syncopation and delicate, romantic melodic style.
Practice the syncopations carefully to ensure a smooth, swinging feel rather than a rigid pulse.
Bombom 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 Bombom lasts about 3 minutes.
Bombom is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.