Again the first theme in F minor, but amplified and enlarged with a spray of Basses and under a clouded sky.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
When he wrote his first symphony in 1759 he employed first and second violins, violas, Basses, two oboes and two horns; in his last symphony, written in 1795, he had at his command "the whole symphonic orchestra as it had stood when Beethoven took up the work of orchestral development."
"Haydn"
J. Cuthbert Hadden
He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-Basses and drums.
"The Lion's Share"
E. Arnold Bennett