Joseph Rummel was a prolific arranger and composer of salon music during the mid-19th century. This bolero features the characteristic triplet-heavy rhythmic drive typical of the light salon piano repertoire of the era.
The performer must focus on achieving a crisp, dance-like articulation in the left hand accompaniment.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Boléro is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
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 Boléro lasts about 4 minutes.
Boléro 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 Bouquet de mélodies sur des motifs de 'La petite mademoiselle' by Joseph Rummel, Bouquet de mélodies sur des motifs de 'La petite mariée' by Joseph Rummel, Bouquet de mélodies sur des motifs de 'La jolie Persane' by Joseph Rummel — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.