Đặng Hữu Phúc (born June 4, 1953) is a Vietnamese

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and

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best known for his

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s. A graduate of the

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Conservatory, he has penned over 60 works, primarily for film and theatre. In 2001 he won the Vietnam National Film Award Best Music for ''The Season of Guavas''. Then he subsequently won the ''Best Music'' prize in 2005 at the 8th

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for his work on Hồ Quang Minh's film ''Thời xa vắng'' ("A Far Time Past") based on the novel of the same name by

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. Đặng is best known as a composer of

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and

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l music, combining this traditional European style of music with elements of traditional

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, such as

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. He is also noted in Vietnam for his instrumental music such as

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Works

Vocal works

Đặng Hữu Phúc has written several works for choir and orchestra. His choral symphony to poems of Nguyễn Đình Thi (1973) was performed at the

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when the composer was only 20 years old. In 2004 ''10 pieces for a cappella choir'' (''"10 bài cho hợp xướng không nhạc đệm"'') premiered, again at the Hanoi Opera House. Phúc is also known for classical songs. In 1974 he wrote ''Ba bức tranh'' ("Three Paintings") for soprano and 2 pianos, which was premiered at the Vietnam School of Music by soprano Ái Vân. In 2006 he published the fruit of 30 years work, ''60 selected romances for voice and piano'' (''“Tuyển chọn 60 bài Romances và Ca khúc cho giọng hát với Piano”'') - the first major Lieder collection by a Vietnamese composer. Several of these songs have been widely performed and broadcast including "Cơn mưa sang đò" ("Rain upon the boat"), "Trăng chiều" ("Moonlit"), “Ru con mùa đông” ("Lullaby of winter"), “Tôi vẫn hát” ("I still sing"). 14 of the songs were submitted for and won the Vietnam composers' award.

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music

* ''A woman pickpocket'' (Bỉ vỏ) * ''A far time past'' (Thời xa vắng) * ''The season of guavas'' (Mùa ổi) * ''Người đàn bà nghịch cát'' * ''Tướng về hưu''

Discography

* Đặng Hữu Phúc ''Phác Thảo Mùa Thu'' (Vol 1.) CDCD cover Đặng Hữu Phúc ''Phác Thảo Mùa Thu'' Vol 1. (jpg)

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