This is a variant listing of the previous work by Charles Beach Hawley, emphasizing his full name. It remains a staple of late 19th-century pedagogical repertoire.
At Henle 3 this is a late-beginner piece — comfortable hands-together playing is assumed, and musical shaping starts to matter. The main demands: a true singing tone, with the melody floating above the accompaniment; chord voicing — bringing out one note inside a handful of others; and rubato that must breathe naturally without losing the pulse.
Beyond that, expect careful pedaling — clarity depends on the foot as much as the fingers.
Focus on the legato connection between chords to ensure a fluid, seamless performance.
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 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 Dreaming lasts about 4 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 Amar... Nocturno para piano by Felipe Villanueva, 'Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms' by Clarence Lockhart Partee, Dernière Pensée Musicale by Carl Gottlieb Reissiger — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.