A short, characterful piece from a Greek composer, utilizing 20th-century melodic fragments. Its distinctiveness arises from the interplay of traditional forms and modern, slightly angular lines.
At Henle 3 this is a late-beginner piece — comfortable hands-together playing is assumed, and musical shaping starts to matter. The main demands: precise articulation — the difference between crisp and blurred is the piece; fine finger independence within the hand; and sharp dynamic and character contrasts held together in one arc.
Focus on clearly articulating the angular melodic leaps within the piece.
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.
Compass No.2 (Op.22) is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 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 Compass No.2 (Op.22) lasts about 3 minutes.
Compass No.2 (Op.22) 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 Allegro in D major by Johann Philipp Kirnberger, Bob Hada (Schoolspianist246): Invention in D Minor by Robert Thomas Hada, 'Sweelinck!' by Kees Schoonenbeek — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.