Lü Ji (composer)
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Lü Ji originally named Lü Zhanqing (吕展青; pinyin: Lǚ Zhǎnqīng), was a Chinese composer during the early 20th century. He was also a writer on music, a music educator, and administrator.
He was born in Xiangtan
, Hunan
in 1909 and became interested in music from an early age, learning to play several traditional instruments.http://64.233.169.132/search?q=cache:WUvjlZXJ34sJ:www.kervan.unito.it/contents/documents/k1_pisa.pdf+%E5%90%95%E9%AA%A5+composer&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=11&gl=us He graduated from Changsha Chang Jun Secondary School in Changsha,http://www.haotushu.com/book/15433/ and studied music at the Shanghai Music Training School (now the Shanghai Conservatory of Music
).http://www.haotushu.com/book/15433/ In 1931 or 1932 he joined the Leftist Dramatic League in Shanghai,http://64.233.169.132/search?q=cache:WUvjlZXJ34sJ:www.kervan.unito.it/contents/documents/k1_pisa.pdf+%E5%90%95%E9%AA%A5+composer&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=11&gl=ushttp://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2002-01/22/content_249296.htm and he joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1935.http://www.csonline.com.cn/infomation/rlcsmr/t20040810_219132.htm 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 Chinese Revolution in 1949, he was appointed vice president of the Central Conservatory of Music
in Beijing
.
His best-known compositions include "Goddess of Freedom" (自由神), "New September 18 Tune" (新編九一八小調), 保衛馬德進而, “School Song of the Anti-Japanese Military and Politics University" (抗日軍政大學校歌), "Going to the Front-lines after Graduation" (畢業上前線), "Railroad Workers' Song" (鐵路工人歌), and the choral work "Nirvana of the Phoenix" (鳳凰涅槃).
He published books in the field of music education and the guqin
.
Lü died of an illness in Beijing Xiehe Hospital on January 5, 2002, at the age of 92.http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2002-01/22/content_249296.htm
He was born in Xiangtan
Xiangtan
Xiangtan is a city in China's Hunan Province that is located on the lower reaches of Xiang river. The hometowns of several founding leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, including Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, and Peng Dehuai are in the Xiangtan Municipal District, as well as the hometowns of Qing...
, Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
in 1909 and became interested in music from an early age, learning to play several traditional instruments.http://64.233.169.132/search?q=cache:WUvjlZXJ34sJ:www.kervan.unito.it/contents/documents/k1_pisa.pdf+%E5%90%95%E9%AA%A5+composer&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=11&gl=us He graduated from Changsha Chang Jun Secondary School in Changsha,http://www.haotushu.com/book/15433/ and studied music at the Shanghai Music Training School (now the Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
The Shanghai Conservatory of Music , as the first music institution of higher education in China, was founded on November 27, 1927. The teachers and students have won numerous awards both home and abroad, thus earning the conservatory the name, “the cradle of musicians”.-History:The Shanghai...
).http://www.haotushu.com/book/15433/ In 1931 or 1932 he joined the Leftist Dramatic League in Shanghai,http://64.233.169.132/search?q=cache:WUvjlZXJ34sJ:www.kervan.unito.it/contents/documents/k1_pisa.pdf+%E5%90%95%E9%AA%A5+composer&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=11&gl=ushttp://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2002-01/22/content_249296.htm and he joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1935.http://www.csonline.com.cn/infomation/rlcsmr/t20040810_219132.htm 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 Chinese Revolution in 1949, he was appointed vice president of the Central Conservatory of Music
Central Conservatory of Music
The Central Conservatory of Music is the national leading music school in Beijing, China.Founded in 1950, the Conservatory offers courses to both Chinese nationals and foreign students, and caters for all levels from primary up to postgraduate programmes...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.
His best-known compositions include "Goddess of Freedom" (自由神), "New September 18 Tune" (新編九一八小調), 保衛馬德進而, “School Song of the Anti-Japanese Military and Politics University" (抗日軍政大學校歌), "Going to the Front-lines after Graduation" (畢業上前線), "Railroad Workers' Song" (鐵路工人歌), and the choral work "Nirvana of the Phoenix" (鳳凰涅槃).
He published books in the field of music education and the guqin
Guqin
The guqin is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family...
.
Lü died of an illness in Beijing Xiehe Hospital on January 5, 2002, at the age of 92.http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2002-01/22/content_249296.htm
External links
- Lü Ji biography (Chinese)
- Lü Ji biography (Chinese)
- Lü Ji obituary
- "Power, Politics, and Musical Commemoration: Western Musical Figures in the People’s Republic of China 1949-1964", by Hon-Lun Yang
- Article about Lü Ji
- Article about Lü Ji
- Article about Lü Ji
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- He Luding