This 19th-century salon piece utilizes the popular quadrille and waltz forms of the era. It is built upon conventional harmonies and light, danceable melodic contours.
Ensuring the bounce of the waltz rhythm while keeping the left-hand bass notes light is key.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
10,000 Miles Away Quadrille is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
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 10,000 Miles Away Quadrille lasts about 3 minutes.
10,000 Miles Away Quadrille 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 Bend or Break Galop by Albert M. Schacht, Amor Galopp by Albert M. Schacht, The Entertainer by Scott Joplin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.