This piece by Richard Barthélemy exhibits the refined, lighter piano style characteristic of the early 20th-century salon repertoire. It is marked by its clarity of texture and sophisticated harmonic approach.
Precision in finger placement and clear, light staccato is essential for the character of this piece.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
'E mmanovre is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 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 'E mmanovre lasts about 3 minutes.
'E mmanovre 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 'O ffuoco by Richard Barthélemy, Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alla Turca by Anton Diabelli — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.