Phạm Văn Tỵ (born 1956 near Nam Dinh,

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musician, known for his virtuosity on the

Đàn nguyệt The ''đàn nguyệt'' ( Vietnamese pronunciation: Help:IPA/Vietnamese, �ǎn ŋwiə̂ˀt"moon-shaped lute", Chữ Nôm: 彈月) also called ''nguyệt cầm'' (Chữ Hán: 月琴), ''đàn kìm'', is a two-stringed Vietnam, Vietnamese tradit ...

(moon lute) and his knowledge of the art of chau van. Ty moved to

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in 1973 to study at the

Hanoi Conservatory of Music The Vietnam National Academy of Music (), formerly the Hanoi Conservatory of Music, is the major classical and traditional music teaching institution in Vietnam. History Originally established in 1956 as the Vietnam School of Music (Trường Âm ...

. He had previously joined the Nam Dinh Folk Song and Dance Troupe, where he developed his interest in chau van. After graduating from the conservatory, he joined the Folk Culture Institute, where he completed a master's degree and is still a researcher. Since the 1980s, Ty has been the principal moon lute player and singer at the Den Dau (Mulberry Temple) in Hanoi. Ty has released numerous recordings of traditional Vietnamese music, and has performed in Asia, Europe, and the United States. In 1998 he won a gold medal at a Vietnamese national music festival for his song "For the Fighters at the Frontier," based on a poem he had written himself. In 2001, the Vietnam Ministry of Culture named Ty as an Nghệ sĩ Ưu tú (Artist of Merit), a title awarded for exceptional achievements in the arts.

References

*Barley Norton, ''Songs for the Spirits: Music and Mediums in Modern Vietnam'' (2009), pp. 84–87, available o
Google Books
* ''Traditional Vietnamese Music: Hat Chau Van by Pham Van Ty'', available o
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