1941

Nicholas Bessaraboff, writing about European musical instruments for the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, comments on tenor trombone with valve: “Addition of the valve is not necessary on the tenor trombone. The standard instrument is convenient even for players with small reach. The slide trombone is the simplest functional form adequately meeting the severe requirements of modern orchestration. This is the reason why any complication, unless absolutely necessary as in the case of the bass trombone, proves impracticable” (Bessaraboff 191).