Phạm Duy

Phạm Duy (5 October 1921 - 27 January 2013,[1] born Phạm Duy Cẩn) was a Vietnamese composer. He wrote more than 1,000 songs which he divided into different periods: Folk, Heart, Spiritual, Profane, and Children's Songs.

Duy in November 2008

He, along with Van Cao and Trinh Cong Son, is often called one of the most important people in modern (non-classical) Vietnamese music.

Duy died in Ho Chi Minh City from liver and heart disease at the age of 91.

References
  1. (in Vietnamese) "Nhạc sĩ Pham Duy qua đời (Composer Pham Duy dies)". BBC Tiếng Việt. 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2013-01-27.


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