This piece is a classic example of early 20th-century American popular piano music influenced by ragtime and march rhythms. It is musically distinctive for its syncopated 'Alexander' motif that mirrors the era's fascination with novelty bands.
Precise rhythmic placement of the syncopated accents is essential for the character of the piece.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Alexander's Back from Dixie! 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 Alexander's Back from Dixie! lasts about 3 minutes.
Alexander's Back from Dixie! 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 Alexander's Ragtime Band by Irving Berlin, Waltz in D-flat major, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin, 12 Variations on 'Ah vous dirai-je, Maman' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.