The “Intermezzi” cycle (I for flute and piano; II for solo koto; III for solo percussion; IV for clarinet and piano as a prelude to Brahms' Sonata op 120/1; and V for viola and accordion) was inspired by Roland Barthes' (1915-1980) theory of “fragmented discourse”. Many of his books are written without a predetermined order of argument, and feature a multitude of different themes that follow one another, creating unexpected associations as you read. This rhetorical form embodies the simultaneity...