Visions fugitives op. 22 : no 10 Ridicolosamente
Modern Piano solo
In brief

This little piece has an ironic, biting character—playful and slightly mocking—with abrupt breaks and comic thrusts rather than long lyrical lines. The main technical challenges are articulation: Staccato (4.4/5) requires very crisp, released attacks with immediate finger/ wrist recovery to keep notes short without sounding harsh, and Hand Independence (4.4/5) forces you to sustain separate rhythmic lines and accents in each hand despite answering figures, so stabilize the accompanying hand while letting the other project. The piece belongs to Prokofiev’s modern period and is one of the short piano miniatures in a set where he experiments with color, rhythm and concise character studies. I do not give a reference recording because I am not certain of a single widely recognized interpretation for this specific number.

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MusicCoach difficulty
55/100
Intermediate
Likely range : 48–62/100
Confidence : 42% · to confirm
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Exam grade
About grade 6

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050100

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Difficulty sources
MusicCoach expertise
58
58/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
41%
Among Sergei Prokofiev
50%
Era Modern
Genre
Estimated skills
Technique
Hand independence
1
Technique
Staccato
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
Rhythm
Polyrhythm 2 against 3
1
Style
Modern and contemporary style
1
Style
Character and style
1
Tone
Touch control
1
Interpretation
Phrasing
1
Rhythm
General rhythm
1
Technique
General technique
1
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