Little known facts about the song chosen by Uncle Ho as Vietnam's National Anthem

1. Which musician composed the song "Marching Song"?

A
Nam Cao
B
Luu Huu Phuoc
C
Van Cao
Musician Van Cao, full name Nguyen Van Cao, was born in 1923. He composed "Tien Quan Ca" in 1944 when he was only 21 years old.
In November 1944, musician Van Cao personally wrote and published the song "Tien Quan Ca" on the Literature and Arts page of the first issue of Doc Lap newspaper. On December 22, 1944, "Tien Quan Ca" was used as the official song of 34 soldiers of the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army. He is also one of the most influential musicians of Vietnamese modern music. Van Cao is considered by experts and music lovers to be one of the three most prominent musicians of modern Vietnamese music in the 20th century, along with Pham Duy and Trinh Cong Son.
In addition to writing music, Van Cao also composed poetry, painted, and wrote articles. In 1996, he was posthumously awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize for Literature and Arts.
In 1995, musician Van Cao passed away, leaving his colleagues and fans in mourning.
D
Pham Duy

2. In what circumstances was the song "Tien Quan Ca" composed by Van Cao?

A
Composition for the revolutionary armed forces
According to the author's own account in 1976, at the end of 1944, when the revolution was gradually ripening under the rule of French colonialists and Japanese fascists, and the people were eagerly waiting for the opportunity to rise up and seize power, musician Van Cao met Mr. Vu Quy, a Viet Minh cadre in charge of cultural and artistic work. Mr. Vu Quy suggested that the musician leave revolutionary activities and assigned the first task of composing songs for the revolutionary armed forces. At that time, Viet Minh was preparing to establish the Anti-Japanese Military and Political School (Military and Political School during the period of resistance to Japan, now the 1st Army Officer School), so the song needed to have a strong propaganda character, like a trumpet call for the liberation propaganda army.
At that time, musician Van Cao had not yet known about Viet Bac - the revolutionary base in the pre-uprising period. Familiar images to him were Ga Street, Hang Bong Street, Bo Ho Street... and he had not yet met the revolutionary army soldiers in the first military course. He struggled, searching for familiar sounds and images in the afternoons walking around the streets of Hanoi to create inspiration. And in the attic of house number 45 Nguyen Thuong Hien Street, during the gloomy, hungry, cold, and miserable winter days, he wrote the song "Tien Quan Ca".
B
Composing for loved ones
C
Composed to commemorate
D
Composition for competition

"Tien Quan Ca" is the national anthem of Vietnam.

3. "Tien Quan Ca" was recognized as the National Anthem in the Constitution in which year?

A
1945
B
1946
On August 13, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh approved "Tien Quan Ca" as the National Anthem of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. On August 17, 1945, during a rally of the people of Hanoi in front of the Opera House, the song was sung for the first time in front of a large crowd.
On September 2, 1945, "Marching Song" was performed on the day of the Declaration of Independence at Ba Dinh Square. Millions of people sang "Marching Song" during the flag-raising ceremony at the Declaration of Independence ceremony, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
In 1946, the 1st National Assembly decided to choose "Tien Quan Ca" as the National Anthem. In the first Constitution of Vietnam, Article 3 clearly stated: "The National Anthem is the song Tien Quan Ca".
C
1947
D
1948

4. In what year did the campaign to compose a new National Anthem take place?

A
1970
B
1971
C
1981
Former Head of the National Assembly Office Vu Mao once shared with the media that: In 1981, during the last session of the 6th National Assembly, a campaign was decided to launch a campaign to compose a new National Anthem under the direct guidance of the National Assembly Standing Committee. The deadline for submissions was from May 19, 1981 to December 19, 1981. The campaign committee received 1,420 entries from 1,181 authors, including 173 professional musicians. The jury of the first round of preliminary selection received 74 entries from 74 authors.
On July 1, 1982, the Composition Campaign Committee held a press conference to introduce the results of round 2, selecting 17 songs to enter round 3. All 17 songs were arranged and broadcast on Voice of Vietnam Radio, printed into a separate volume to be widely introduced throughout the country.
At the 4th Session of the 7th National Assembly on December 20, 1982, under the chairmanship of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Huu Tho, Mr. Cu Huy Can - Deputy Head of the Committee for Composing the New National Anthem, and Vice Chairman of the Jury, reported the results of the public consultation on the 17 songs selected through the preliminary round, and asked National Assembly delegates to choose the 5 best songs so that the next session of the National Assembly would decide to choose one of the 5 songs as the new National Anthem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
During the following session, many National Assembly delegates had heated discussions, even tense ones, with many opinions disagreeing with changing the National Anthem.
Finally, the National Assembly came to a historic decision to keep the song "Tien Quan Ca" by musician Van Cao intact after 32 years of its creation and accompanying the nation as the National Anthem until today.
D
1991

The family of the late musician Van Cao presented a donation of "Tien Quan Ca" to the Fatherland and people of Vietnam.

5. In which year did the family of the late musician Van Cao donate the song "Tien Quan Ca" to the State?

A
2012
B
2014
C
2016
In 2016, fulfilling the late musician Van Cao's wish, his wife and five children signed a petition to donate both the music and lyrics of "Tien Quan Ca" to the State. The ceremony was held at the National Assembly Building. At the ceremony, Mrs. Nghiem Thuy Bang - the wife of the late musician Van Cao was also awarded a certificate of merit by the Prime Minister in recognition of her efforts in preserving the composer's works.
Since then, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has been the agency managing the song "Tien Quan Ca" according to the law on copyright and related rights and is responsible for preserving and promoting the value of this song.
For the past 80 years, "Tien Quan Ca" has accompanied the Vietnamese people throughout the struggle for independence and national reunification as well as in times of peace, development and national defense. The 2013 Constitution continues to recognize that "The National Anthem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the music and lyrics of the song Tien Quan Ca".
D
2018