Brise d'automne is an evocative character piece typical of late 19th-century parlor music. Its distinctive feature is the melancholic, lyrical melody that captures the shifting moods of the season.
Students must focus on balancing the expressive melody against a delicate harmonic background.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Brise d'automne (Op.22) 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 Brise d'automne (Op.22) lasts about 4 minutes.
Brise d'automne (Op.22) 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 Albumblatt by Johannes Brahms, (Four Note) Pavan by Richard Farrant, Berceuse, H.8d by Frank Bridge — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.