An English Virginalist piece, it is a set of variations on a popular folk melody of the Elizabethan era. It demonstrates the sophisticated contrapuntal style typical of John Bull.
Maintain clarity in the complex ornamental figurations while keeping the underlying dance rhythm perceptible.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bonny Sweet Robin 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 Bonny Sweet Robin lasts about 2 minutes.
Bonny Sweet Robin 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 Allemanda Tr(egian) by Peter Philips, Bénédiction by Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély, 'Menuett' Helm 66/VI by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.