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 Touch Me", and "When There's a Fire in Your Heart". According to "Variety", the film earned $1.2 million in North American in 1970. By 1976 the film had earned $8.9 million in North America. The film opened to positive reviews. It holds an 87% "Certified Fresh" rating on online review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The critics' consensus states: "An important touchstone of the New Hollywood era, "Five Easy Pieces" is a haunting portrait of alienation that features one of Jack Nicholson's greatest performances." Roger Ebert gave the film four stars out