1968

Walter Nallin, in The Musical Idea, says, “In general, the range of tones available to a trombone is comparable with the ‘cello or male voice, but its projective power far exceeds either. Able to speak reiterated tones with ease, it moves over rapidly paced passages with remarkable agility. But the instrument unquestionably finds its most exalted use in an utterance of dignified and strongly resonant ideas” (Nallin 91).