A Renaissance variation piece based on the popular tune of the time. It is marked by idiomatic virginal writing and rhythmic vitality.
Pay close attention to finger independence when playing the running passages against the ground bass.
Browning my dear is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
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 Browning my dear lasts about 3 minutes.
Browning my dear is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.