Hoàng Vân (composer) Lê Văn Ngọ, (24 July 1930, Hanoi – 4 February 2018)[1] known as Hoàng Vân, is a Vietnamese songwriter and composer.[2] He was a recipient of the Hồ Chí Minh Prize in 2000. LifeBorn on 24 July 1930 in Hanoi, Ngọ was born 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, and plays. WorksSongsHoàng Vân is one of the most famous composers of Vietnamese songs from the 1960s, and, as of the early 21st century, his songs remain popular among Vietnamese listeners. Among the most widely performed are:
Music for cinemaCon chim vành khuyên Nổi gió Mối tình đầu... BalletChị Sứ SymphoniesThành 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choral (2004), Reminiscence II or 5th symphony, 3 mouvements, N°4 Symphonie pour les soldats N°2, 4 mouvements, 1991 (unpublished) Poème symphonique N°3, end of 1990's (unpublished) Sinfonia Lyrica N°5, 2010,(unpublished) Music for theaterNila Choral, works for orchestraHồi tưởng, Việt Nam muôn năm Vượt núi Tuổi lên mười Hát dưới cờ búa liềm Thành phố chúng ta nhà máy chúng ta... Chamber musicFugue 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 EpicHà Nội - Huế - Sài Gòn Bài thơ gửi Thái Nguyên (text Lê Nguyên) Việt Nam muôn năm Tôi là người thợ lò References
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