The Transcendental Aesthetic

The Transcendental Aesthetic

Interrupted

Concerto for Orchestra, Béla Bartók {[(fourth movement)]}

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May 26, 2026
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IV. Interrupted (Intermezzo interrotto.)

Somehow blades are least 
upon each cut
one gash is less 
than every gesture
of a slash. I think

when the air 
in thickening 
(is ripe with autumn leaves
or even great palm-fulls
of choking snow) 

then maybe the cut might
cure us of connection. 

Stil…
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