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KOECHLIN Charles

The trombone is the "sovereign voice", the language of divine omnipotence, or of formidable imprecations and infernal curses.

Traité de l'Orchestration

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BERLIOZ Hector

The trombone possesses the supreme degree of nobility and grandeur; it has all the deep or strong accents of high musical poetry, from the religious accent, imposing and calm, to the forcible clamor of the orgy.

Grand Traité d'Instrumentation et d'Orchestration Modernes

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KOECHLIN Charles

The trombone is therefore both one of the most powerful and one of the softest instruments in the orchestra. No other instrument offers such a wide range of nuances, from ppp to fff.

Traité de l'Orchestration

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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Nikolay

The trombone is dark and threatening in the deepest register, brilliant and triumphant in the high compass. The piano is full but somewhat heavy, the forte powerful and sonorous.

Principles of Orchestration