Isaura Freitas's 'Dedé' is a lighthearted character piece that utilizes agile passage work and rhythmic buoyancy. It is musically unique for its brisk, playful character that contrasts with the more solemn works in this list.
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 fast passage work that stays light and even at tempo.
The main challenge is maintaining consistent finger articulation and lightness during the faster scalar passages.
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.
Dedé is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
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 Dedé lasts about 3 minutes.
Dedé 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 Alexander's Ragtime Band by Irving Berlin, Der Lustige Bauer by Robert Schumann, Keyboard Sonata in C major by Domenico Scarlatti — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.