Alice Tegnér, primarily known for children's music, composed this simple, melodic epigram with pedagogical clarity in mind. The piece focuses on establishing a basic cantabile touch in the upper register.
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 fine finger independence within the hand.
Focus on maintaining an even, singing tone in the right-hand melody.
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.
Epigram no. 92 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 Epigram no. 92 lasts about 1 minute.
Epigram no. 92 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 Bröllopshymn by Alice Tegnér, Bröllopssång by Alice Tegnér, El pimpollito by Julio Salvador Sagreras — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.