Broderbud (Brotherhood) is a characteristic piano work by the Norwegian composer Ole Olsen. It exhibits a clean, melodic style that reflects Scandinavian Romanticism's focus on simple yet expressive harmonic colors.
Pay close attention to the phrasing and consistent control of tone throughout the work.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Broderbud is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 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 Broderbud lasts about 3 minutes.
Broderbud 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 Bolero by Ole Olsen, Alfedans by Ole Olsen, Barcarole by Ole Olsen — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.