Brush Up

Chris Crockarell

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!)

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