A period-specific march composed for popular piano consumption during the late 19th century. Its distinctive quality is found in its brass-band mimicry and direct, march-like rhythmic structure.
Work on achieving a crisp, 'marching' touch in the chordal passages.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bulls and Bears March and Two Step 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 Bulls and Bears March and Two Step lasts about 4 minutes.
Bulls and Bears March and Two Step 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 'Way Down South in Dixie by Robert Morrison Stults, Bunker Hill by Albert Von Tilzer, 100. Yıl Marşı by Hakan Ali Toker — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.