Five Easy Pieces (Milo Rau) about how we deal with the emotional shock and pain caused by an extremely upsetting experience. Milo Rau's "Five Easy Pieces" is also a reflection on theatre. The title "Five Easy Pieces" refers to a series of exercises that Igor Stravinsky composed in 1917 in order to teach children how to play the piano, and that were also called "Five Easy Pieces". The theatre production of Milo Rau is made up of five monologues, each offering a different perspective on how children learn to act and how they learn to grow up. Milo Rau sees his performances as "Lehrstücke", in
Five Easy Pieces (Stravinsky) the "primo" voice is much easier than the "secondo", contrary to "Three Easy Pieces", in which the "secondo" was the easy part. For this composition, Stravinsky was inspired by the styles of different regions, cultures, and cultural movements. The first movement, "Andante", is a homage to Erik Satie, and accordingly, uses a similar style. The second movement, "Española", was inspired by Stravinsky's recollections of his visit to Spain on the previous summer. The third movement, "Balalaika", presents a strong reminiscence to Stravinsky's Russian roots. The fourth movement, "Napolitana", was inspired in his first visit to Italy and tries to imitate