The expanded use of [[melodic]] lines and the size of the [[orchestra]] can be seen in a contrast between [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s ''[[Thunder, Storm]]''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NhZYf2aujI</ref> from his ''[[Pastoral Symphony]]'' and [[Richard Strauss]]'s ''[[Thunder and Tempest]]''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnF87fo4NQo</ref> from his [[Alpine Symphony]], writing on the same subject.