[108] For a comprehensive account of this whole subject consult the Oxford History of Music, Vol. V, Chapter VIII, and Mason's Beethoven and His Forerunners, essay on Haydn.
[109] Witness for example, the attitude taken by Wallace in his Threshold of Music, pp. 148-153.
[110] For the early and significant achievements in orchestral effect of the Mannheim Orchestra under its famous leader Stamitz, see The Art of Music, Vol. 8, Chapter II.
[111] For interesting comments on the String Quartets see Hadden's [Life of Haydn], pp. 174-175.
[112] The Oxford History of Music, Vol. V, Chapter I, and The Present State of Music in Germany by Burney present a vivid picture of the times and of the results of 18th century patronage.
[113] For an entertaining account of the two London visits, which took place during the latter part of his career, see the essay Haydn in London by Krehbiel in his Music and Manners.
[114] In many cases Haydn's second theme is merely a varied version of the first.
[115] Haydn's life is of great interest in showing the traits which are reflected in his music. Everyone should read the biography in Grove's Dictionary, Vol. II, p. 348, and the excellent life by M. Brenet in Les Maîtres de la Musique.
[116] Haydn himself used to speak of his melodic invention as "a stream which bursts forth from an overflowing reservoir."
[117] In every large city there are, of course, frequent opportunities to hear the Quartets of Haydn played by such famous organizations as the Flonzaley Quartet etc. The student is urged to take advantage of these occasions.