1980—Alfred Blatter says the following about contrabass trombone in his orchestration textbook

“The contrabass trombone has all the response and endurance problems of the bass trombone, magnified….It is common to find tubas performing parts intended for the contrabass trombone. However, as a cylindrical brass, it is a unique bass sound, not replaceable by the tuba. Scored with care and an understanding of the performance problems, it is an effective and majestic voice not easily forgotten but not often available” (Blatter 164).