Written for contrabass trombone and it can also be performed by bass trombone or tuba.
Opus Esoterica was written to be a brief rhapsody on the various lip-slurs and tonguing exerices that trombonists know all too well. Beginning very simply, as if the performers are "warming-up,"
Born from Opus Esoterica for trombone quartet, the octet version has things a bit more spread out between the voices with certain chords revoiced, adding volume and depth. Written to be a brief
Scored for 5 euphonium, 4 tuba, snare and bass drum, plus timpani. A great arrangement for low brass.