A life of passionate artistic work
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of People's Teacher, musician Hoang Kieu, many researchers, stage artists, colleagues, students and his family gathered at the seminar "People's Teacher, musician Hoang Kieu with the development of the stage and Cheo music" in Hanoi.
During his lifetime, People's Artist and musician Hoang Kieu left behind many valuable research works, with scientific significance in terms of practice as well as theory. In 2001, when he reached the age of 76, musician Hoang Kieu released two books "Finding the lines of the ancient Cheo" (700 pages with 170 lines), "Vietnamese music and traditional music" (500 pages). In particular, the book "Learning about the old Cheo melodies" is a work that collects all the research issues of old Cheo music that author Hoang Kieu started to conduct in the 60s of the last century.
Awarded the State Prize for Literature and Arts along with many noble medals and medals from the Party and State, musician Hoang Kieu has left a deep impression on his colleagues, students and those who love Cheo stage art.
Meritorious Artist Nguyen The Phiet - Permanent Deputy Director of the Institute for the Research on the Conservation and Promotion of Ethnic Culture, shared that most of author Hoang Kieu's plays promote the aspiration of people to overcome all social prejudices. The characters in the script he wrote have a clear psychological depth, criticizing the bad, the evil, the low, and protecting the people's justice. In particular, Cheo melodies are used flexibly and creatively, with satirical humorous elements, and high educational value.
Musician Hoang Kieu in the memories of those who stay
When mentioning musician Hoang Kieu, people immediately remember the play Quy Van. Music theorist Nguyen Quang Long assessed that the play Chuoi Van by musician Hoang Kieu can be considered an artistic milestone, where he brought the Cheo to the peak of expressing music.
Through his creations, musician Hoang Kieu contributed to shaping and orienting: musical structure in a Cheo play; the role of musical instruments and ensembles; the technique of writing the chord and organizing the harmony for Cheo singing; creating new melodies on the background of traditional language... To date, these are still the guiding principles in training, staging and composing music for professional Cheo plays. music theory researcher Nguyen Quang Long affirmed.
During many years of working at the Vietnam Cheo Theater, People's Artist Thuy Ngan shared that during her 40 years of performing the role of Suy Van, the music of the play Suy Van was so good that every time she performed, just listening to the music that had just rang out, she was already acted upon by the thorns. She understands each line, touching the musical nuance of each excerpt.
Meanwhile, People's Artist Thanh Ngoan said that when she was young, when she entered the Vietnam Cheo Theater, when she first approached the play Quy Van - she mistakenly thought it was an ancient Cheo play. She believes that the musical application of musician Hoang Kieu is so smooth, harmonious to every detail, that the audience and actors can feel like they are living in a truly traditional Cheo space.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the People's Artist's birth, musician Hoang Kieu and his daughter - musician Giang Son - choked up and trembled when talking about their father. Musician Giang Son confided: Learning more about Kieus fathers career, I admire him even more because he is a master of the song of Cheo in particular and traditional Northern art in general. His father was the first arranger for the Cheo orchestra and traditional plays.
