An anonymous march likely published for educational use or casual home performance. It features a straightforward melodic line and standard harmonic progressions.
At Henle 2 this is a beginner-level piece, where steady coordination between the hands is the main hurdle. The main demands: Alberti-bass accompaniment kept quiet and even under the melody; precise articulation — the difference between crisp and blurred is the piece; and fine finger independence within the hand.
Keep the left hand steady to provide a firm foundation for the march tempo.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
A level or two down with the same spirit — ideal if this piece is still out of reach.
Where this piece's skills lead: slightly harder works making similar technical demands.
Lesser-known works by the same hand, at a comparable level.
Col. Pratt's March is rated Henle level 2 of 9 — beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 2–3. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 2.
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 Col. Pratt's March lasts about 2 minutes.
Col. Pratt's March 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 Bourrée by Anonymous, Buchanan's Union Grand March by Anonymous, Altenglischer Tanz by Anonymous — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.