This salon piece by Louis Benoit is a charming miniature typical of late 19th-century domestic piano repertoire. It is distinguished by its graceful melodic lines and light, atmospheric accompaniment.
Focus on maintaining a beautiful, singing tone in the right hand while balancing the delicate chordal accompaniment.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Branche de lilas (Op.23) 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 Branche de lilas (Op.23) lasts about 3 minutes.
Branche de lilas (Op.23) 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 Berceuse by Louis Benoit, Berceuse by Rudolf Friml, 'O marenariello by Salvatore Gambardella — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.