A nostalgic waltz composed by Teobaldo Solines, capturing the sentimental aesthetic prevalent in early 20th-century Latin American piano music. The piece relies heavily on expressive shifts in dynamics.
Practice achieving a smooth transition between the LH bass note and the accompanying chords.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Brisas del Guayas is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
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 Brisas del Guayas lasts about 3 minutes.
Brisas del Guayas 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 Waltz in A minor by Frédéric Chopin, Prelude in E minor, No. 4 by Frédéric Chopin, Albumblad by Edvard Grieg — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.