[128] This expanding of interest is distinctly felt in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, in Brahms's First, in Tchaikowsky's Fifth and in that by César Franck.
[129] For a complete account of this development see Grove's Dict. Vol. III under Overture and the Oxford History, Vol. IV, page 286, seq.
[130] Its companion in modern literature is the Overture to the Bartered Bride (by the Bohemian composer Smetana), which also begins with a brilliant fugal treatment of the theme.
[131] For some illuminating comments on this subtle character of Mozart's creations see the Stanford-Forsyth History of Music, p. 254.
[132] Hence is given a more extended biographical account than in the case of former composers.
[133] The prefix van is not a symbol of nobility.
[134] See the two Beethoveniana by Nottebohm.
[135] The derivation of the word is worthy of note; it means moisture, juice, something not dry. Humor is certainly the juice of human nature.
[136] See Beethoven, Kerst-Krehbiel, p. 45.
[137] Read the appropriate essay in Beethoven and His Nine Symphonies by Sir George Grove.