Musician Hong Dang - Author of "Milk Flower" passed away at the age of 86

Within a month, three famous musicians born in 1936, Nguyen Tai Tue, Van Dung, and Hong Dang, had all passed away.

According to information from a friend of musician Hong Dang and his wife, the author of a series of famous songs Hoa Sua, Bien sang this afternoon... passed away at 5:57 am early today (March 21) in Hanoi. Huu Nghi hospital. He lived to be 86 years old.

Confirming to the press, musician Do Hong Quan - Chairman of the Vietnam Musicians Association said that musician Hong Dang - the author of the song "Flower Milk" had just passed away. "I also just received the news that musician Hong Dang has passed away. Before that, I also knew that his health was weak," said musician Do Hong Quan.

Musician Lan Cuong - Standing Vice Chairman of Hanoi Music Association also informed: "Musician Hong Dang passed away at 5:57 am on March 21, 2022 in Hanoi due to old age and weakness".

The musician's family said that he died due to multiple heart attacks. From the beginning of March, until now, his health has gradually deteriorated. After more than a week of hospitalization, the musician did not survive.

Musician Hong Dang was born in 1936 in Nghe An. He took the first composition class of the Vietnamese music school (now the Vietnam National Academy of Music). He is the first musician admitted to the Vietnam Cinema Association, a member of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam - Japan Cultural Exchange Association, a member of the National Committee for the Decade of International Cultural Development.

The musical career of musician Hong Dang has about 700 works. Since the 1950s, when he was still a student, he composed songs such as Sunshine on the Northwest, Grateful to Uncle Ho, Student life...

He wrote many famous soundtracks such as: Hoa Sua (Hanoi movie in the season of birds nesting), Luong Luong (film Life is a troubadour), The sea sings this afternoon (in many movies about the sea), Nostalgia for the great night. Ocean (film Salt grains of the sea), Sea and the girl I have not met (movie Little Stars), Blue space (film Sky)...

In particular, his soundtrack songs have created unique values for films about Hanoi. The song "Milk Flower" was written by him in 1978, for the movie "Hanoi in the bird's nest season" about the rebuilding of Hanoi after December, "Dien Bien Phu in the air" touched the hearts of millions of people. Vietnam.

"Flowering Milk" has stepped out of the cinematic frame and has become one of the best songs about Hanoi, although there is no word Hanoi or the capital in the lyrics. Composer Nguyen Thuy Kha assessed that in "Milk flower" is nature hidden in couple's love. And in "Memories of the city of childhood", nature has packed into the backpacks of people going to the border front.

Hong Dang's melody has sobbed the hearts of young men who can't help it: "This afternoon, passing through the familiar street, meeting the first ticks, suddenly heard the heart fluttering. The chorus of the cicadas is constant". ..

During more than 60 years living in Hanoi, he composed many works about this land with many genres: The Thousand Years of Song Hong (played by Duong Viet A) performed by the Hanoi Dance and Dance Troupe in 1964; Songs of the Red River, Duyen Hanoi, Singing on the city fortress, Milk flower, Night memory, Childhood city memory...

He was instrumental in initiating Half a Century of Vietnamese Music and was also honored in the 2000 Music Path. Composer Hong Dang was awarded the State Prize in 2001, the Bui Xuan Phai Prize for his work. Hanoi love in 2021.

Although originally from Nghe An, musician Hong Dang has lived his whole life, from youth to old age in Hanoi. And because he was born in an intellectual family, following Western studies, he was greatly influenced by French culture, so he was closer to the elegant and luxurious "quality" of Hanoi.

Anyone who has been in contact with him in real life as well as listens to many of his songs is easy to understand why many people mistake him for an original Hanoian. And it is not surprising that the musician was awarded the Grand Prize - For the love of Hanoi.

In 2001, musician Hong Dang received the State Prize in Literature and Art for the works Sea Singing This Afternoon, Milk Flower, Gift in May, Commemorating Childhood City and Burning Fire choir. By October 2021, the late musician was awarded the Bui Xuan Phai Grand Prize for his compositions about Hanoi. However, due to old age and weak health, he was unable to receive the award.

Within a month, three famous musicians born in 1936, Nguyen Tai Tue, Van Dung, and Hong Dang, had all passed away.

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