Paul Dedieu-Péters' Bonne année is a characteristic salon waltz designed for festive social settings. Its charm lies in its rhythmic simplicity and upbeat, optimistic melodic contour.
Focus on rhythmic steadiness and the light, crisp articulation required for the shorter dance figures.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bonne année 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 Bonne année lasts about 3 minutes.
Bonne année 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 The Entertainer by Scott Joplin, Bach-bwv-anh-114 by Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach-anh-114 by Johann Sebastian Bach — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.