A witty, motoric piece by Czech composer Jaroslav Ježek that captures the influence of American jazz and the Parisian avant-garde of the interwar period. It is famous for its crisp, minimalist approach to the keyboard.
Maintain an extremely precise, metronomic clarity to properly convey the 'step' character of the piece.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bugatti Step is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 8.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 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 Bugatti Step lasts about 3 minutes.
Bugatti Step 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 Allegro de Concert by Benjamin Righetti, Alexander's Ragtime Band by Irving Berlin, 'S Wonderful by George Gershwin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.