This charming piece by Eugène Nollet captures the quiet atmosphere of an evening breeze through lyrical melodies. It is distinct for its balanced harmonic progression and modest virtuosic demands.
Pay close attention to the shaping of the melodic lines to ensure a consistent, flowing, and serene atmosphere.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Brise du soir (Op.61) 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 Brise du soir (Op.61) lasts about 3 minutes.
Brise du soir (Op.61) 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 Berceuse by Eugène Nollet, Beside Still Waters by Bernard Hamblen, Berceuse by Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.