A short, obscure salon piece titled 'An Elegy' reflecting the common 19th-century practice of writing sentimentally melodic character pieces for domestic performance. It is characterized by its simple harmonic language and a focus on sustained, singing melodic lines.
Focus on maintaining a consistent, singing tone in the right hand while balancing the accompaniment beneath.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
An Elegy 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 An Elegy lasts about 4 minutes.
An Elegy 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 Body and Soul by Johnny Green, Fantasy in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Prelude in E minor, No. 4 by Frédéric Chopin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.