A charming salon waltz by Gaston Borch intended for student repertoire. It is characterized by its simple harmonic progression and rhythmic buoyancy.
Students should focus on balancing the melody with a steady, non-intrusive accompaniment in the left hand.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bouton de Rose (Op.12) is rated Henle level 2 of 9 — beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 2–3. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 2.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 2 — meaning you can already play level 1–2 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 Bouton de Rose (Op.12) lasts about 3 minutes.
Bouton de Rose (Op.12) 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 Bouton de Rose by Gaston Borch, At Twilight by Rudolf Friml, Bijou by Chiquinha Gonzaga — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.