Pho Duc Phuong: The late musician had a "strange" life that is difficult to explain, he was a child of a soldier but his reason for living was music

Although musician Pho Duc Phuong has passed away, he left behind a musical legacy that makes the audience mourn. Besides, his "strange" life is also something that many audiences remember.

Musician Pho Duc Phuong was born on July 23, 1944, from Van Giang, Hung Yen. Graduated from University of Composition, Hanoi Conservatory of Music. He worked at the Department of Performing Arts of the Ministry of Culture and Information, Thai Binh Music and Dance Troupe, Department of Music and Dance (Ministry of Culture), Hanoi Music and Dance Troupe, Member of the Executive Committee of the Musicians Association Vietnam term III (1983-1989) and term VII (2005-2010), Director of Vietnam Music Copyright Protection Center VCPMC (2002-2018), Vice Chairman of Hanoi Music Association. He died on September 19, 2020 (the 3rd day of the 8th lunar month).

Pho Duc Phuong is a musician who always explores and exploits the quintessence of folk music of each region to incorporate into his works. He wrote many unique songs, using musical language with bold national colors such as: Quan Ho Girls, Love Songs on New Constructions, Nha Trang Collection...

Musician Pho Duc Phuong is the grandson of Comrade Pho Duc Chinh (1907 - 1930) - Vietnamese revolutionary, founder, one of the leaders of the Vietnam Nationalist Party, right-hand man of Party Chief Nguyen Thai Hoc . When he was arrested and sentenced to death, Pho Duc Chinh refused to appeal the sentence with heroic words: "The great thing is not successful! Death is honorable! There is no point in appealing!". Pho Duc Chinh boldly stepped onto the guillotine and asked to lie on his back to see how the blade of death would fall.

Pho Duc Phuong was raised in that glorious revolutionary Pho family. He had beautiful childhood years and grew up in the early years of the August Revolution. At the age of 18, Pho Duc Phuong passed the entrance exam to the mathematics department of Pedagogical University, which was an extremely smooth growth. of a young Hanoi man.

He applied to drop out of school and it was not until the third year that he achieved his wish. Giving up the path of being a teacher, Pho Duc Phuong applied to work at Cuu Long Farm for one year (actually a detour to avoid the mistake of transferring from one school to another).

A year of hard work brought him many valuable life experiences, living innocently among nature and workers. He still thanks those hard days for giving him life and perspectives on life that are closer, warmer, and more innocent.

After a year of struggling with life, he entered the Hanoi Conservatory of Music, pursuing the musical dream he cherished. Perhaps because things were not favorable from the beginning and his life had many bumps, Pho Duc Phuong's music was also intense and full of layers.

Pho Duc Phuong refused all indirect jobs, the "city boy" decided to engage in direct labor. This life change is probably a priceless price that not many people can easily exchange. With a part of her life as a farm worker, in mid-1966, Phuong returned to take the exam to enter the Vietnam Music School. At that time, the school evacuated to Hebei. The song "Quan Ho Girls" was born while Phuong was waiting for her first lessons.

Passionate about literature, painting, poetry, and history, with successes over twenty years of work, Pho Duc Phuong is truly one of the few "leading birds" of a young generation of musicians. previous prospects.

In 1967, in the midst of fierce anti-Americanism. The songs at that time mainly sounded epic to the point of harshness. Naturally in such an atmosphere, the song "Quan Ho Girls" by Pho Duc Phuong appeared imbued with the lyrical sound of the Northern Delta. The song is like a cool stream flowing through a rocky hill, like a cool breeze blowing through a hot summer afternoon.

Audiences love his works of all generations, ages, and all classes, because they not only carry beautiful melodies and lyrics but also have meanings associated with the times of the country and life. Vietnamese people.

In addition to songs, musician Pho Duc Phuong has made significant contributions in the field of music for cinema. He wrote music for dozens of films: Adopted Child, Children, Full Moon, Lost, The Storm,...; music for the stage: The source of light in life - drama; Hot cliffs - opera Bai Choi Binh Dinh, Quang Nam, Soul of Truong Ba butcher, Me and us, Clams and shellfish, Lock master of my village, Bamboo forest...

Musician Pho Duc Phuong is a rather secretive person when it comes to personal matters. During his life, he extremely limited mentioned Lan Anh (wife of late musician Pho Duc Phuong) in the newspaper. It's not because he doesn't love his wife, quite the opposite, she's the only woman he's attached to for the rest of his life, but because he doesn't want people to pay too much attention to his private life. He wants to put the audience's attention on his musical and creative activities.

Therefore, in an interview, when asked if he had any works written for a woman who had passed in his life, he said he had never written specifically about anyone.

Of course, he also admitted that he wrote love songs. Two very famous songs are Flowing to the River or On Van Van Peak, both of which were written by Pho Duc Phuong when he was in love.

In 2001, he was awarded the State Prize for Literature and Arts for his works: Quan Ho Girls, Mountain Lake, A Glimpse of Tay Ho, Autumn Nha Trang, Phu Van Peak and many other awards. other medals and medals.

Musician Pho Duc Phuong passed away on a rainy day after a period of struggling with illness. His professional friends will never forget the image of the musician with silver hair, bright eyes, and even when lying in a hospital bed, his voice was still bright.

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