Claudio Macchi's Cantando is an expressive, song-like composition rooted in the tradition of Italian melodic writing. It relies on a balanced interaction between the registers of the keyboard.
Use sensitive pedaling to create an atmospheric, singing quality without blurring the harmonic changes.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Cantando 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 Cantando lasts about 3 minutes.
Cantando 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 Cancíon de cuna by Claudio Macchi, Bulerias by Claudio Macchi, Alegrias by Claudio Macchi — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.