Tango by Violeta Ramos for 4 harps

New publication from Creighton's Collection
Tango for 4 harps
Violeta Ramos

Of all Argentinian genre of music by far the best known world wide are the Tango and Folklore. This piece is arranged to enable students to play the tango easily but it is not a strictly traditional tango because it has sections of Folklore rhythms which give the music a wonderfully cheerful tone. 

All four harp parts can be played with one hand by students of varying in ability from intermediate to advanced level. 

The composition is dedicated to Violeta Ramos’ son Ignacio Quimey, it is a mother’s gift which reflects her love and respect of the music and its heritage in a family where Tango and Folklore are an integral part of everyday life for the entire family.

Violeta Ramos (originally from Argentina) is a classical guitar and Paraguayan harp teacher at a number of schools in Switzerland. Her artistic career started in Buenos Aires when she was 16, taking part in guitar and harp festivals across Latin America and in Europe, representing both her own native country, Argentina, and that of her parents, Paraguay.

Violeta Ramos has composed a number of solos and duets with other instruments for the advanced / professional harpist. She has also composed music, such as this work, for harp students who wish to learn more about Latin rhythms. Her compositions are edited by Creighton's Collection.

She regularly organises benefit concerts with both student and professional musicians to support a number of charities operating in Latin America and Africa which work with children or provide environmental protection.

Price: £10 + p&p for score & set of parts

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Quartets for Harp accomp by Flute, Violin & Bass

New Sheet Music Publication from Creighton's Collection

Three Quartets for Harp
with accompaniment of Flute, Violin & Bass
CFD Hoffmann - Edited by Mike Parker

Although composed for the lighter, more slight tones of period instruments, these quartets can transfer very successfully to modern instruments with a little care in tone and articulation. Some movements will transfer directly to the modern lever harp, and the others could, with a little careful editing, and pre-planning could be made to sit quite comfortably on that instrument. This publication benefits from a comprehensive Forward, including notes on ornamentation by Mike Parker.

Published Price:  £24.00 plus postage

Supplied as a wire bound A4 score (64 pages) and a set of A4 stapled parts

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Pages 1 & 2 from the score of the first quartet

New CD & Launch Gig: 1 Man Band

1 Man Band by Ben Creighton Griffiths
CD Release date 4th February 2017

1 Man Band, is a varied recording of Ben's work. It contains a mix of styles and genres, acoustic and electronic music, and well known tunes and new original music. It features solo harp, solo piano, and mixed tracks as well as one duet (The Station) with percussionist Matthew Williams. Recorded at Acapela Studios in the summer of 2016 and mastered by Reel Time Studios, 1 Man Band is an exciting and fresh approach to the idea of Harp, Jazz, and Jazz Harp.

1 Man Band - CD Launch Concert

8.00pm Saturday 4 February 2017
Acapela Studio Pentyrch, Cardiff, CF15 9QD

Box Office - Tel: 08448 700887 
click to buy tickets on line at Ticket Source



Tracks on the CD
1. Caravan - Ellington/Mills/Tizol  
2. You've Got a Friend In Me - Randy Newman  
3. Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock  
4. Turn Out The Stars - Bill Evans  
5. Time On My Hands - Gordon/Adamson/Youmans  
6. A Night In Tunisia - Gillespie/Paparelli  
7. Morning - Clare Fischer  
8. The Station - Creighton Griffiths/Williams

You can pre-order the CD from Creighton's Collection

From the CD notes:

For this recording I was not aiming to make a Harp CD, a Jazz CD, or even a Jazz Harp CD instead 1 Man Band is a snap shot of where I am at this point in my development as a musician - a showcase of what I'm enjoying doing at this moment in time.

The beauty of the Creative Industry is that everything is constantly under review and development, my music changing as I change and mature as a musician. For this project I've taken blends of some genres that I love (like Gypsy Jazz, Reggae, and Funk) utilised both electronic and acoustic music, and included a variety of different tones and timbres reflecting the live music I perform on a regular basis. I have also, for the first time in my life, prepared solo piano works for public performance, one of which is recorded on this CD. One aim of these recent developments is to create a variety in my performances that goes beyond that which is possible for me as a soloist on a single instrument.

Going forwards I have many ideas that require further experimentation and refinement. Continual development of my solo harp playing is of huge importance, as is the advancement of my work with electronics, both with the harp and with synths & keys. Following on from the solo piano work undertaken for this project I also want to develop my piano playing further, particularly in the more traditional jazz styles.

Perhaps the most important pointer for the future demonstrated on this recording is 'The Station'. While this track truly belongs to another project that is currently in the works I wanted to provide it as a preview. My great friend Matthew Williams and I have created a group called Chube – rather than being a regular band our aim is to be the nucleus of a group of like minded musicians writing, arranging, and recording tracks together. This group based work is something that I feel will give me more opportunities as a composer as well as a performer and we look forward to developing the project during 2017.