Likely an alternate cataloging of the previous entry, this piece serves as a typical example of minor-key Romantic miniatures. It relies on a steady, sorrowful pulse to evoke a sense of quiet mourning.
Ensure the voicing is clear, prioritizing the melody against a subdued harmonic background.
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.