Lü Ji (; 1909 – January 5, 2002), originally named Lü Zhanqing (吕展青; pinyin: Lǚ Zhǎnqīng), was a Chinese composer. He was also a music writer, educator, and administrator. He was born in

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in 1909 and became interested in music from an early age, learning to play several traditional instrument

He graduated from Changsha Chang Jun Secondary School in

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and studied music at the Shanghai Music Training School (now the

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In 1931 or 1932 he joined the Leftist Dramatic League in Shangha

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in 193

He became one of the most active composers of revolutionary Chinese music during the 1930s. In a 1936 article entitled "Zhongguo xin yinyue" (China New Music), he set out his philosophy about revolutionary music: After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he was appointed vice president of the

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. His best-known compositions include "Goddess of Freedom" (), "New September 18 Tune" (), 保衛馬德進而, “School Song of the Counter-Japanese Military and Political University" (), "Going to the Front-lines after Graduation" (), "Railroad Workers' Song" (), and the choral work "Nirvana of the Phoenix" (). He published books in the field of music education and the ''

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''. Lü died at Peking Union Medical College Hospital on January 5, 2002, at the age of 9

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