A more advanced etude building on the concepts of the first, introducing more complex syncopation and wider leaps. It serves as an exploration of rhythm and dexterity within the boogie-woogie idiom.
Requires precise finger articulation and the ability to project melodic interest over a demanding rhythmic bass.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Boogie Woogie Etude No.2 is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 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 Boogie Woogie Etude No.2 lasts about 3 minutes.
Boogie Woogie Etude No.2 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 * Not to Scale by Richard P. Geere, Boogie Woogie Etude No.1 by Richard P. Geere, Alexander's Ragtime Band by Irving Berlin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.