Felix Harold White's Cajolery is a characteristic salon waltz written in the early 20th-century British style. It features a sweeping, lyrical melody underpinned by a classic dance rhythm.
Focus on achieving a supple, lilted waltz rhythm without rushing the downbeats.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Cajolery 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 Cajolery lasts about 3 minutes.
Cajolery 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 Black Beauty by Duke Ellington, Berceuse by Rudolf Friml, Albumblatt by Moritz Moszkowski — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.