A work by a lesser-known composer capturing the rhythmic vitality of the Baroque bourrée within a later harmonic context. It is primarily an exercise in maintaining a steady pulse.
Ensure the sixteenth-note passages remain even and non-rushed.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bourrée (Op.6) is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
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 Bourrée (Op.6) lasts about 2 minutes.
Bourrée (Op.6) 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 Bourrée by Daniel Balparda de Carvalho, Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.