Ellis Daly's work is an obscure character piece that mimics the sentimental salon style common in Victorian-era home music-making. The piece is highly formulaic, relying on standard broken chord patterns.
At Henle 2 this is a beginner-level piece, where steady coordination between the hands is the main hurdle. The main demands: a true singing tone, with the melody floating above the accompaniment, and careful pedaling — clarity depends on the foot as much as the fingers.
The challenge lies in avoiding a static performance by applying subtle rubato to the phrases.
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.
Dreaming 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 Dreaming lasts about 2 minutes.
Dreaming 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 Die Mühle im Schwarzwald by Richard Eilenberg, Dandelions by Charles Wakefield Cadman, Canson pel cabalet by Déodat de Séverac — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.