This piece continues the pedagogical series, emphasizing character through simple harmonic structures. It is characterized by its bright, fanfare-like melodic contour.
At Henle 2 this is a beginner-level piece, where steady coordination between the hands is the main hurdle. 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.
Focus on projecting the melodic line clearly above the accompaniment.
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.
Fanfare 3 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 Fanfare 3 lasts about 1 minute.
Fanfare 3 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 Fanfare 2 by Pierre Rolf Cerasi, Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Courante by George Frideric Handel — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.