Broadway Rag by William Conrad Polla is a jaunty parlor rag characteristic of early 20th-century light piano literature. It features syncopated rhythmic patterns typical of the era's ragtime influence adapted for a popular dance style.
Focus on the precision of the staccato articulation and maintaining a steady rhythmic pulse.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Broadway Rag 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 Broadway Rag lasts about 3 minutes.
Broadway Rag 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 Black Sheep by William Conrad Polla, Buddy by William Conrad Polla, Blinking Moon by William Conrad Polla — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.