Snaresville

General Info

Year of Published: 2025
Publisher: Row-Loff Productions
Series: Row-Loff Blast Off! Series
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:02:00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Snare Drum & Ride Cymbal
Player 2: Snare Drum & Cowbell
Player 3: Snare Drum & Tambourine
Player 4: Snare Drum & Suspended Cymbal

Performance Notes

“Snaresville” is a snare drum quartet with added “toys”. The ride cymbal, suspended cymbal, cowbell and tambourine should all be mounted on stands and at a comfortable playing height to the right of the snare drummer. As with all the ensembles in this package, there is a road map that the students should become comfortable with. If needed, have the players highlight codas, D.S.’s etc… Letter “B” to “C” should grow in intensity as players are added and dynamics increased. Work for a comfortable dynamic balance during the 2-bar solos beginning at letter ”D”, make sure the supporting instruments are not too loud. For an added visual effect, at bar 41 have the players start their slick clicks at drum height then raising their arms and sticks to head level throughout the bar.

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

Curse Of Tortuga - Percussion (14)
Gorsky's Dream – Percussion (12)
Serengeti - Percussion (14)
Visions of Sugar Plums - Percussion 12

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

Reference