Nguyễn Văn Quỳ

Nguyễn Văn Quỳ
Born
Nguyễn Văn Quỳ

(1925-01-02)2 January 1925
Hanoi, Vietnam
Died27 January 2022(2022-01-27) (aged 97)
Genresclassical, romanticism
OccupationsComposer, music teacher
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Nguyen Van Quy (2 January 1925 – 27 January 2022) was a Vietnamese composer and musician. He started as composer under the artist name Đỗ Quyên, and was later given the nicknames "Quỳ Sonate" and "Vietnamese Beethoven". He is known for having written nine sonatas for violin and piano, but also for several songs. He was a member of the French music copyright association (Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique: SACEM).