Published:  00:00 Monday - January 07, 2008

For half the past century, music has been an integral part of the Vietnamese people’s lives through thousands of songs and instrumental pieces in praise of the nation, the country, revolutionary heroism, the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam, Uncle Ho and the achievements in wartime and national construction by our army and people.

In particular, songs during the war of resistance against the US for national salvation such as “The singing drowns the bomb explosions”, “Splitting the Truong Son mountain range to save the country” and “Singing for our compatriots.” The enemy’s occupation of southern cities inspired many composers to write revolutionary songs which became an effective weapon for our army and people. Music composers were present in all parts of the country and some even laid down their lives for songs which remain the pride of musical circles and the entire Vietnamese nation. They include Hoang Viet who wrote Tinh Ca (Love song), Len Ngan (Going to Mountains and Forests), La Xanh (Green Leaves), Nhac Rung (Forest Music) and Mua Lua Chin (Rice Harvest), and Van Can and Vinh Bao.