Musician Nguyen Trong Tao passed away
(Baonghean.vn) - At 7:50 p.m. on January 7, musician - poet Nguyen Trong Tao - a talented son of Nghe An took his last breath after a period of fighting a serious illness, leaving behind so much grief for relatives, friends, colleagues and those who loved "Khuc hat song song que", "Lang quan ho que toi", "Khuc ho nhien cho nguoi dea cho"...
Nguyen Trong Tao was born on August 25, 1947, hometown Dien Hoa, Dien Chau, Nghe An. He is a member of the Vietnam Writers Association and a member of the Vietnam Musicians Association.
He joined the army in 1969, was the leader of the E22 and S341 shock art troupes of Military Region 4, head of the Military Region 4's Arts and Culture Editorial Board, head of the Publishing Board of the Thua Thien Hue Literature and Arts Association, head of the Poetry Newspaper Editorial Board, member of the Poetry Council of the Vietnam Writers Association, term 6; Editorial Secretary of the Music Magazine of the Vietnam Music Association.
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| Musician - poet Nguyen Trong Tao. Photo: TS |
Main works of musician - poet Nguyen Trong Tao:
VERSE:Glass Waves (poetry 1988), Dong Giao for Adults (Poetry 1994), Lyric Poetry (2004), The World Without the Moon (2006), The Woman (2008), Epic Poem: The Path of the Stars (1981)... Childhood Countryside (story 1987), Moments of Peace (short story 1987)...
MUSIC:My hometown's quan ho village, love songs of the four seasons, songs of the hometown river...
TC cufflink templates for Song Huong, Hong Linh, Song Lam, Poetry Newspaper, Poetry Flag Template. Designed 500 book covers.
PRIZE:Poetry award of Nghe An Literature and Arts Association 1969, Literature and Arts Newspaper, People, Army Literature and Arts (1978), Thua Thien Hue Literature and Arts Association, 02 Ancient Capital Literature and Arts awards (1989-1999), Ho Xuan Huong award. 02 book cover awards and 08 music awards. State Prize for Literature and Arts 2012.
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| Music night "Song Que Song" by musician Nguyen Trong Tao at Vinh City Labor Culture House in August 2018. Photo: Quoc Khanh |
Composed nearly 100 songs, many of which are famous, and many poems were set to music by musicians, but it was not until 2017, when he turned 70, that he organized the first Nguyen Trong Tao music night at the Hanoi Opera House. At the end of that year, he also suddenly suffered a stroke after a visit to his hometown.
Miraculously overcoming death and recovering quickly, Nguyen Trong Tao organized the music night Khuc hat song que in his hometown Vinh City in August 2018, leaving an emotional echo in the hearts of the audience. He himself also organized the music night with the thought of returning and showing gratitude to his homeland. That is a gift - the heart of a "wandering" son who always turns towards his homeland with so much love and longing.
- Funeral for Musician - Poet Nguyen Trong Tao from 12:00 to 13:30 on January 9, 2019 at the Ministry of National Defense funeral home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi.
- Funeral and memorial service on the same day.
Cremation at Hoan Vu crematorium, Van Dien, Thanh Tri, Hanoi.