American Cavalry is a characteristic march composed by Eduard Holst in the late 19th century. It features idiomatic piano writing typical of the parlor music era, emphasizing rhythmic drive and standard chordal progressions.
Maintain a steady, crisp pulse while ensuring the left-hand chords do not overpower the melodic line.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
American Cavalry 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 American Cavalry lasts about 3 minutes.
American Cavalry 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 Bicycle Race by Eduard Holst, Awaking of Samson by Eduard Holst, Bliss Divine by Eduard Holst — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.