1902—Geneva, Switzerland

H. Kling, orchestration professor at the Geneva Conservatory, apparently influenced by Berlioz, writes the following about trombone: “The tone of this fine instrument possesses qualities may be described as both noble, heroic, emotional and majestic. Employed ‘fortissimo’ in its middle and lower registers, it can be used to advantage in expressing energy and brutality; in sustained cantabile passages performed ‘piano,’ it is expressive of earnest religious feelings. It is also well-adapted for dramatic scenes or situations demanding expressions of a dismal, demoniacal or terror-awakening nature” (Kling 150).