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
Easy Pieces filled with Cole tones alone, that each tune becomes part of a suety whole. Individually many of the tracks are opalescent, but the overriding feel becomes one of a long (too long) excursion into [...] American country pop." In the US "Spin" was more enthusiastic, stating, "The promise reflected on their impressive debut album "Rattlesnakes" has been kept... [Cole] and the Commotions write clean, crisp, guitar-oriented pop songs with addictive hook lines." All lyrics written by Lloyd Cole, all songs composed by Cole except where noted. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions: Additional personnel: Easy Pieces Easy Pieces is the second