Three Easy Pieces (Stravinsky) is similar to them in the sense that they were composed for his little children to play with him, Stravinsky decided to write pieces for four hands to teach them how to play the piano. The set was composed in Clarens, in 1914 and 1915 and was presented and first performed by José Iturbi, in April 22, 1918. It was eventually published in 1917. The "Three Easy Pieces" take approximately three minutes to perform. The movement list is as follows: Even though they are titled as "easy", only the left part is easy, the right hand sustaining the whole burden
Five Easy Pieces (Stravinsky) shipping all the compositions for publication. All the compositions were published later that same year, and this set was premiered in Paris on February 9, 1918. A typical performance of the compositions should last approximately five to six minutes. The movement list is as follows: As with his other twin set, "Three Easy Pieces", these five pieces have been acknowledged by scholar and fellow musicians as Gebrauchsmusik, that is, music that was not initially thought to be performed, but which serves one purpose. In this case, both compositions were meant to be used as educational tools for Stravinsky's children. Here,