Nguyễn Đình Tấn Explained

Nguyễn Đình Tấn (Kiến An, Hải Phòng, 1930 - 28 January 2002) was a Vietnamese classical composer. He studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory.^{[1] [2]} As an army officer in the cultural section he was entrusted with collection of folk songs such as Quan họ songs.^[3]

Works

Songs

• "Lời thề sắt son", ('Iron Oath')
• "Tôi lắng nghe sông Đà gọi Thác Bà" ('I listen to the Black River calling Thác Bà falls')
• "Chim hót đâu xuân" ('Birds Singing in Early Spring')
• opera - Tình yêu của em ('My Love')
• symphonic poem - Emily, con! (Emily, my child) to the poem of Tố Hữu
• cantata - Thế hệ Hồ Chí Minh, thế hệ anh hùng (Generation of Ho Chi Minh, generation of heroes)
• symphony - Cây đuốc sống ('A Living Torch')

Notes and References

1. [Lao Động]
2. http://vietnamartbooks.com/articles/article.html?id=162 Hanoi Makes a Song and Dance
3. Viet Nam social sciences: Issues 4-6 Ủy ban khoa học xã hội Việt Nam - 2008 "Early 1956, Army's music office sent musicians Nguyễn Đình Tấn, Nguyễn Viêm, Lưu Kham on mission of collecting Quan họ"