A variant spelling of the Stoning variation set, characteristic of the 16th-century English keyboard style. It provides a unique look at how composers developed short ground bass themes.
Keep the rhythmic pulse steady across all variations.
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.