The Britta Polka is a light, salon-style dance piece characteristic of Lumbye's output. It showcases typical 19th-century salon charm with its cheerful, rhythmic vitality.
Precision in the articulation of the polk-rhythm is vital for the piece's energetic character.
Britta Polka 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 Britta Polka lasts about 2 minutes.
Britta Polka is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.