Trần Văn Khê
Musicologist (1921-2015) · Vietnam · On the map · Musicians · Died at 93
Trần Văn Khê was a Vietnamese musicologist, academic, writer, teacher and performer of traditional music. He was father of the musician ethnomusicologist Trần Quang Hải. His La musique viêtnamienne traditionnelle was for many years a standard text of Vietnamese musicology.
Trần Văn Khê is read about 34 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
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About this person
Country
Vietnam
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2015 · aged 93
Where to find them
The same award as Trần
Michio MamiyaBoth received Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology
José MacedaBoth received Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology
John BlackingBoth received Fumio Koizumi Prize for EthnomusicologyBruno NettlBoth received Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology
R. Murray SchaferBoth received Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology
Jean-Jacques NattiezBoth received Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology
José MacedaBoth received Fumio Koizumi Prize for EthnomusicologyJohn BlackingBoth received Fumio Koizumi Prize for EthnomusicologyBruno NettlBoth received Fumio Koizumi Prize for EthnomusicologyR. Murray SchaferBoth received Fumio Koizumi Prize for EthnomusicologyJean-Jacques NattiezBoth received Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology