The Three Intermezzi for piano, Op. He and Kathleen have premiered several "Intermezzi". The Intermezzi of Opus 117 were composed in 1892. They may also be ballets and instrumental pieces, such as marches, sinfonias, or intermezzi. Also, incidental music for plays usually contained several intermezzi. At first, comic operas were generally presented as intermezzi between acts of more serious works. Opera composers sometimes wrote instrumental intermezzi as connecting pieces between acts of operas.