Even as recently as the early 1900s, there was a report of a moirologists' strike in Paris.

A number nine pill was all they could hope for if they went sick.

The genius of Gervais is to let Brent get too close to reality in his portrayal of management technique. We all witness Brentisms every day.

Next to the over-celebrated introduction, its most notable features are the threatening shadows that return several times in the first movement and in the trio of the minuet.