Calanthe is a charming salon-style waltz composed by Abe Holzmann, known primarily for his light music works. Its distinction lies in the graceful, swinging melodic profile typical of early 20th-century parlor music.
Maintain a steady pulse in the left hand while allowing flexibility in the melodic phrasing.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Calanthe 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 Calanthe lasts about 3 minutes.
Calanthe 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 Blaze Away! by Abe Holzmann, Blaze Away! march-twostep by Abe Holzmann, Blaze of Glory by Abe Holzmann — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.