People's Artist Vien Chau: Le Thuy's teacher, Ngoc Giau - a unique opera teacher

Composer - People's Artist Vien Chau is considered the teacher of talented reformers such as People's Artist Le Thuy, People's Artist Ngoc Giau, People's Artist Bach Tuyet... It can be said that People's Artist Vien Chau is a unique "tuong teacher" of Vietnamese Cai Luong art.

Vien Chau (real name Huynh Tri Ba, October 21, 1924 - February 1, 2016) was a famous Vietnamese zither player and reformed composer. He is said to be the one who gave birth to the genre of Cai Luong with New Ancient Love and was instrumental in training many generations of famous Cai Luong artists at one time. He was awarded the title People's Artist by the State of Vietnam.

He was born in 1924, in Don Chau commune, Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province. He came from a noble family, his father was Huong the eldest, the sixth child in the family, he was also named Bay Ba according to Southern custom.

As a child, he studied national literature at the village school and studied Chinese literature with the scholars at home. In addition, when he was studying at school, he loved playing music, both new and old, often attending amateur music sessions, or organizing music with friends. He tinkered with the musical instruments and learned them through vinyl records as well as amateur folk music groups in the countryside. By the age of 19, he was proficient in playing the zither, violin, and guitar and was praised by many people.

He had a huge career with more than 2,000 Vong Co songs, more than 70 Cai Luong operas and was honored by the theater press with many nicknames such as "King of Vong Co Songs", "The One Who Gave Birth to New Ancient Times". . At the same time, with the smooth and skillful sound of the zither, the famous player Bay Ba (another of his stage names), combined with Nam Co (string fiddle), Van Vi (concave key guitar), once made waves on the stage. Cai Luong Saigon.

In the past, in the literary and artistic world originating from Tra Vinh, it can be affirmed that Vien Chau (real name Huynh Tri Ba, native of Don Chau commune, Tra Cu district - now Don Xuan, Duyen Hai) is a successful name. best. He had a huge career with more than 2,000 Vong Co songs, more than 70 Cai Luong operas and was honored by the theater press with many nicknames such as "King of Vong Co Songs", "The One Who Gave Birth to New Ancient Times". . At the same time, with the smooth and skillful sound of the zither, the famous player Bay Ba (another of his stage names), combined with Nam Co (string fiddle), Van Vi (concave key guitar), once made waves on the stage. Cai Luong Saigon. In 2008, famous pianist Bay Ba was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist; In 2012, Composer Vien Chau was awarded the title of People's Artist.

Composer - People's Artist Vien Chau is a unique "tuong master" of Vietnamese Cai Luong art. Every famous Cai Luong star has had the good fortune to have his shoes "tailored" more than once when performing. Depending on the unique characteristics of each singer's voice, he systematically arranged and arranged the words so that each person's breath poured down into the Vong co, though ho, xu, xang, xe, cul, lui, ú, chang. .. it's like pouring into the heart, making the listener feel touched, unable to forget. He wrote me the song Vong Co Tuyet White when I was 20 years old, thereby expressing the feelings of the singer who unfortunately lost her mother when she was just 8 years old. He wrote Duong Quy Phi, when I was 25 years old and until now, when I am over 70 years old, wherever I go, wherever I go, I am asked by the audience to sing: "...Which hand does he cherish his beauty? Who will wipe away the hero's choking tears? Heaven's hatred of thousands of years still lingers when the flower petals have faded into the deserted grave...". "Let go of the love and kindness, let go of the Tan rain and the So wind. Spring flowers wither their petals on the side of the road. I wonder if anyone still remembers me?". Every song he writes is a touching, heartfelt and sincere story, with a beginning, an end and always a happy ending.

King Vong Co Vien Chau's talent as a pianist and composer is beyond dispute. He possesses many titles bestowed upon him by the people, to this day from all over the country, to Europe and America. Wherever there are Vietnamese people, there are still people who sing the Vong Co songs he wrote: Cultivation is the source of happiness, Vo Dong So - Bach Thu Ha, Love sells mats, Bearing grapefruit in Bien Hoa, Green betel leaves, Tan Quynh cries friend, King Tru burned himself...

With such a huge career, there are many traps to get caught in love. But more than anyone else, he consciously realized: "If I belonged to any singer, I would eat my fill and worry about promoting my wife all day, and would not be able to compose all kinds of songs, then He also wrote serial stories for newspapers and was in charge of theater pages at that time."

He once said and said that he had rejected many girlfriends, even had budding love affairs but hid behind calculations, he was the one who "carried the guitar first" - as he often quipped. .

On February 1, 2016, the late artist breathed his last breath at his home in the shock of his children, grandchildren, artists and admirers.

The bad news about the death of author Vien Chau made artists who called him teacher burst into tears. On the way from Ho Chi Minh City to Bac Lieu to perform, People's Artist Ngoc Giau was moved: "Oh my god, why don't you stay and celebrate Tet with your children and grandchildren!".

People's Artist Le Thuy, whose legs were suffering from rheumatism, began to have difficulty walking. Good luck, very good. Don't rely on your own strength and not take care of your health. That's it, but now you have left me."

Meritorious Artist Dieu Hien choked: "No one can take away my teacher, he is still alive, his soul is still in the hearts of those who still love ancient music."

Meritorious Artist Ut Bach Lan held a photo taken with his teacher in his arms: "So this year's Tet is missing your laughter. The ancient song White Orchid you wrote for me is forever a sacred treasure."

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