A charming, salon-style canon that emphasizes the warmth of E-flat major. It is distinctive for its accessibility and focus on balanced, graceful phrasing.
Ensure the articulation remains light and elegant in the inner voices.
Canon in E-flat major is rated Henle level 2 of 9 — beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 2–3. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 2 — meaning you can already play level 1–2 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 Canon in E-flat major lasts about 2 minutes.
Canon in E-flat major is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.