Pedro Bernardez composes in a neoclassical style that favors clear, melodic lines and logical voice leading. The piece is notable for its directness and charming harmonic progression.
Maintain equal weight and volume between the two imitation lines.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Canon 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 Canon lasts about 3 minutes.
Canon 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 Allegro in E-flat major by Pedro Bernardez, Solace by Scott Joplin, Au Crépuscule by Mel Bonis — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.