A delicate and melodic work by the Brazilian composer João Itiberê da Cunha. The piece highlights a singing tone in the mid-range of the keyboard typical of late-Romantic character pieces.
Achieving a warm, singing tone in the soprano line while keeping the accompaniment delicate is the central task.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Canto d'amor is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 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 Canto d'amor lasts about 3 minutes.
Canto d'amor 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 Blondinette by João Itiberê da Cunha, Berceuse by Dora Pejačević, 'Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms' by Clarence Lockhart Partee — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.