Difference between revisions of "Brush Up"

Latest revision as of 06:14, 3 October 2025

General Info

Year of Published: 2026
Publisher: Row-Loff Productions
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced
Duration: 00:03:40
Cost: Score and Parts - $45.00 | Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone 1
Player 4: Vibraphone 2
Player 5: Marimba 1
Player 6: Marimba 2
Player 7: Timpani
Player 8: Snare Drum (High) & Ride Cymbal
Player 9: Snare Drum (Medium) & Mark Tree
Player 10: Snare DRum (Low) & Tamburine & Cowbell
Player 11: Suspended Cymbal & Hi Hat & Splash Cymbal
Player 12: 4 Concert Tom Toms & Jam Block

Program Notes

Enjoy this ensemble which features 3 snare drummers “brushing it up”. (As well as a timpani stand out) This piece is dedicated to Chris Brooks, my life-long friend and business partner of 35 years! The boy loved writing for timps! (Or as he referred to them… the BIG QUADS!)

Review

Errata

Awards

Commercial Discography

Online Recordings

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Small Ensemble

Concerto for Garage Band – Percussion Quintet; Percussion (5); Guitar; Keyboard; Bass Guitar
Cymbalectomy – Percussion Sextet; Percussion (6)
Drum Bizness – Percussion Quartet; Percussion (4)
DrumZuhBit – Percussion Quartet; Percussion (4)
Hipster –
Kaleidoscope (Crockarell) – Percussion Sextet; Percussion (6)
Katie's Bossa – Percussion Sextet; Percussion (6)
Sahara Dream –
Shimi, Shami, Shang! –
ShockuhFunk –
Shoe Bop –
Snaresville - Percussion Quartet
Snare Necessities - Percussion Quartet
Svengali
Synergy – Percussion Quartet; Percussion (4)
Taco Tico –
Tequila –
Timp or Mental - Percussion Quartet
Three Way Split – Percussion Trio; Percussion (3)
Under the Big Top –

Medium Ensemble

Circus, Circus! – Percussion (10)
Comic Relief – Percussion Octet; Percussion (8)
Dance of the Wind-up Toy – Percussion Octet; Percussion (8)
Glitzville! – Percussion Nonet; Percussion (9)
Kawf Dooda Code – Percussion Octet; Percussion (8)
Leetul Reekee –
Last Warrior – Percussion (10)
Outbound – Percussion Nonet; Percussion (9); Tape
Rocking Angel - Percussion (11)
Stratus – Percussion Nonet; Percussion (9)
Sushi Funk – Percussion Octet; Percussion (8); Bass Guitar

Large Ensemble

Brush Up - 12 Players
Curse Of Tortuga - 14 Players
Gorsky's Dream – 12 Players
Serengeti - 14 Players
Visions of Sugar Plums - 12 Players

Flexible Ensemble

Hark, the Herald Bossa - 4 to 7 Players
Kawf Dooda Code - 8 to 16 Players
Kuhthunk! - 4 to 20 Players
Me Tarzan - 8 to 16 Players

Ensemble Collection

Pick a Key, Any Key - 5 or More Players
Yuletide Buckets - 4 to 16 Players
Drum It Down - Percussion Quartet

Additional Resources

References

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+'''Year of Published''': 2026<br /-->
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+'''Publisher''': [[Row-Loff Productions]]<br /-->
-'''Duration''':  c. <br /-->
+'''Difficulty''':  Intermediate to Advanced<br /-->
-'''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
+'''Duration''':  00:03:40 <br /-->
-'''Publisher''': [[Title Publisher]]<br /-->
+'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $45.00  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
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 == Instrumentation ==
+Player 1: [[Glockenspiel]]<br /-->
+Player 2: [[Xylophone]]<br /-->
+Player 3: [[Vibraphone]] 1<br /-->
+Player 4: [[Vibraphone]] 2<br /-->
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+Player 5: [[Marimba]] 1<br /-->
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+Player 6: [[Marimba]] 2<br /-->
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+Player 7: [[Timpani]]<br /-->
-Player III: <br>
+Player 8: [[Snare Drum]] (High) & [[Ride Cymbal]]<br /-->
-Player IV: <br>
+Player 9: [[Snare Drum]] (Medium) & [[Mark Tree]]<br /-->
-Player V: <br>
+Player 10: [[Snare DRum]] (Low) & [[Tamburine]] & [[Cowbell]]<br /-->
-Player VI: <br>
+Player 11: [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Hi Hat]] & [[Splash Cymbal]]<br /-->
-Player VII: <br>
+Player 12: 4 Concert [[Tom Tom]]s & [[Jam Block]]<br /-->
-Player VIII: <br>    -->
 == Program Notes ==
+Enjoy this ensemble which features 3 snare drummers “brushing it up”. (As well as a timpani stand out) This piece is dedicated to Chris Brooks, my life-long friend and business partner of 35 years! The boy loved writing for timps! (Or as he referred to them… the BIG QUADS!)
 === Review ===
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