Hoàng Vân (24 July 1930,

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– 4 February 2018) is a Vietnamese songwriter and composer. He was a recipient of the

Hồ Chí Minh Prize The Hồ Chí Minh Prize ( vi, Giải thưởng Hồ Chí Minh) is an honorary award given by the government of Vietnam in recognition of cultural and/or scientific achievement. The prize was established by decree in 1981, and has been awarded in ...

in 2000.

Life

His birth name is Lê Văn Ngọ. Born on 24 July 1930 in Hanoi into a Confucian family, both his grandfather and father were Confucian scholars. He is best known as a composer of the two Indochina wars. He was a soldier in Dien Bien Phu before being sent to train in European classical music at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing at the end of the war. After his return to Vietnam, he was the conductor of the Radio Orchestra (Voice of Vietnam), as well as lecturing at the composition faculty of the Ha Noi Conservatory of Music (now the Vietnam National Academy of Music) until 1989. He was also a member of the Vietnam Musicians Association and worked there until 1996. Hoàng Vân was known by the public through his songs, but he also composed symphonies (notably Thành Đồng Tổ quốc, The Bronze Citadel of my Fatherland), in 1960), choirs, instrumental ensemble, music for films, plays...

Works

Songs

Hoàng Vân is one of the best famous Vietnamese composers from the '60s and his songs are still very popular until today. Among the most sung we can mention:

Music for cinema

During 20 years he composed music for movies ''Con chim vành khuyên'' ''Vĩ tuyến 17 ngày và đêm'' ''Nổi gió'' ''Em bé Hà Nội'' ''Mối tình đầu''...

Ballet

''Chị Sứ''

Symphonies

''Thành đồng tổ quốc (1960), Bronze castle (poème symphonique), N°1'' ''Điện Biên Phủ, symphonie with choral (2004), Reminiscence II or 5th symphony, 3 mouvements, N°4'' ''Symphonie pour les soldats N°2, 4 mouvements, 1991 (unpublished)'' ''Poème symphonique N°3, end of 1990's (unpublished)'' ''Sinfonia Lyrica N°5, 2010,(unpublished)''

Music for theater

''Nila''

Choral, works for orchestra

''Hồi tưởng,'' ''Việt Nam muôn năm'' ''Vượt núi'' ''Tuổi lên mười'' ''Hát dưới cờ búa liềm'' ''Thành phố chúng ta nhà máy chúng ta''...

Chamber music

''Fugue for piano'' ''Suite for hautboy and piano'' ''Rhapsodie cho violon'' ''Solo for basson'' "''Hành khúc con voi''" (elephant marche), ''Solo for flute'' ''"Vui được mùa"'' ''Hoa thơm bướm lượn'' ''Concerto for piano and orchestra''

Epic

Hà Nội - Huế - Sài Gòn Bài thơ gửi Thái Nguyên (text Lê Nguyên) Việt Nam muôn năm Tôi là người thợ lò

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoang, Van 1930 births 2018 deaths Musicians from Hanoi Vietnamese composers Ho Chi Minh Prize recipients