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'''Phạm Văn Tỵ''' (born 1956 near [[Nam Dinh]], [[North Vietnam]]) is a [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] musician, known for his virtuosity on the [[Đàn nguyệt]] (moon lute) and his knowledge of the art of [[Hat chau van|chau van]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chầu văn - Vietnamese ritual singing |url=http://vovworld.vn/en-US/sunday-show/chau-van-vietnamese-ritual-singing-344354.vov |website=vovworld.vn |publisher=Radio the Voice of Vietnam. Friday, June 19, 2015. |accessdate=6 July 2018}}</ref>
Ty moved to [[Hanoi]] in 1973 to study at the [[Hanoi Conservatory of Music]].  He had previously joined the Nam Dinh Folk Song and Dance Troupe, where he developed his interest in chau van.  After graduating from the conservatory, he joined the Folk Culture Institute, where he completed a master's degree and is still a researcher.  Since the 1980s, Ty has been the principal moon lute player and singer at the Den Dau (Mulberry Temple) in Hanoi.
Ty has released numerous recordings of traditional Vietnamese music, and has performed in Asia, Europe, and the United States.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phạm |first1=Văn Ty. |title=AUDIO RECORDING Chầu văn chọn bộ 4 băng |url=https://lccn.loc.gov/99912088 |website=lccn.loc.gov |publisher=Library of Congress. audio recordings. 1995. |accessdate=6 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pham Van Ty Discography |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/493797-Pham-Van-Ty |website=www.disogs.com |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=6 July 2018}}</ref> In 1998 he won a gold medal at a Vietnamese national music festival for his song "For the Fighters at the Frontier," based on a poem he had written himself.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Norton |first1=Barley |title=Songs for the Spirits: Music and Mediums in Modern Vietnam |date=2010 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |location=Champaign, IL |isbn=978-0252033995 |pages=39–40 |url=https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/39nhy8fx9780252033995.html |accessdate=6 July 2018}}</ref> In 2001, the Vietnam Ministry of Culture named Ty as an Nghệ sĩ Ưu tú [[Meritorious Artist|(Artist of Merit)]], a title awarded for exceptional achievements in the arts.
==References==
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*Barley Norton, ''Songs for the Spirits: Music and Mediums in Modern Vietnam'' (2009), pp.&nbsp;84–87, available on [https://books.google.com/books?id=C8MGRzQcfxIC&dq=%22pham+van+ty%22&pg=PT57  Google Books]
* ''Traditional Vietnamese Music: Hat Chau Van by Pham Van Ty'', available on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs6EdQdWDo0 YouTube.]
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