Candlelight Rag is a nostalgic ragtime-inspired composition. It distinguishes itself by blending traditional rag syncopation with a slower, more sentimental melodic approach.
Work on smooth transitions between syncopated melodic fragments and the chordal accompaniment.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Candlelight 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 Candlelight Rag lasts about 3 minutes.
Candlelight 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 Blue Banquet by Cameron Lee Simpson, Brier Street Blues by Cameron Lee Simpson, Butter Fingers by Cameron Lee Simpson — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.