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Download Solution PDFAbdul Karim Khan was the exponent of which school of Hindustani Music?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Kirana Gharana.
Key Points
- Abdul Karim Khan was the founder of the Kirana Gharana of classical music.
- Kirana Gharana is one of the most prominent Indian classical khayal gharanas and is associated mostly with the perfect intonation of notes.
- The Gharana style was further evolved and was established as one of the important styles in modern Indian classical music in the late 19th /early 20th centuries by the musicians Abdul Karim Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan.
- The name of this school of music comes from Kirana or Kairana, a town and tehsil of Shamli District in Uttar Pradesh.
Additional Information
| Gharana | Founder | Remark | Exponents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwalior Gharana | Ustad Naththan Pir Bakhsh |
This is the oldest among all the Khayal Gayaki (vocal) styles. The distinctive feature of this style of singing has been noted as its lucidity and simplicity. |
Bal Krishna BaIchal Karanjikar, Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, Veena Sahasrabuddhe and Malini Rajurkar |
| Benaras Gharana | Janaki Prasad |
The Benaras Gharana evolved as a result of the great lilting style of khayal singing known by Thumri singers of Benaras and Gaya. |
Rajan Mishra, Sajan Mishra, Girija Devi, and others. |
| Agra Gharana | Haji Sujan Khan, Ustad Ghagghe Khuda Baksh | The Agra Gharana places great importance on developing forcefulness and deepness in the voice so that the notes are powerful and resonant. | Faiyyaz Khan, Latafat Hussein Khan, and Dinkar Kakini. |
| Kirana Gharana | Abdul Karim Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan | The name of this school of music comes from Kirana or Kairana, a town and tehsil of Shamli District in Uttar Pradesh. | Hirabhai Barodekar, Begum Akhtar, Bhimsen Joshi, Gangubai Hangal, and Prabha Atre. |
| Patiala Gharana | Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and Ustad Ali Baksh | Patiala Gharana is regarded as an offshoot of the Delhi Gharana. The Patiala Gharana is characterized by the use of greater rhythm play and by Layakari with the abundant use of Bols, particularly Bol-tans. | Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ajoy Chakravarti, Raza Ali Khan, Nirmala Deni, Naina Devi, Parveen Sultana, and others. |
| Delhi Gharana | Mia Siddhar Khan Dhadi | The Delhi Gharana was represented by Tanras Khan and Shabbu Khan. The highlights of Delhi Gharana are pleasing vistaar and exquisite compositions. | Chand Khan, Nasir Ahmed Khan, Usman Khan, Iqbal Ahmed Khan, and Krishna Bisht. |
| Mewati Gharana | Ghagge Nazir Khan. | The Mewati Gharana gives importance to developing the mood of the raga through the notes forming it and its style is Bhava Pradhan. It also gives equal importance to the meaning of the text. | Pandit Jasraj, Moti Ram, Mani Ram, Sanjeev Abhyankar, and others. |
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