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) 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