Indian Classical Music

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Many musicians have made Indian Classical Music very rich by their creative power and genius. In this connection different high standard musicians of twentieth century are very famous and their names are: Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, Ustad Faiyaz Khan, Ustad Allauddin Khan, Ustad Bade Ghulamali Khan, Ustad Alladiya Khan, Pandit Vishnu Digamber Paluskar and Pandit Omkarnath Thakur etc. But amongst these the names of Ustad Allauddin Khan is particularly admirable and unforgettable. By his stern music practice he has influenced music-world so much that he is called 'The master of Instrumental music '. He had got the knowledge of music by struggling the circumstances and with the aim of getting music education he had left home at a very tender age …show more content…

especially for the purpose of Maihar Vadyavrinda. They are even today being used in Maihar band and this very band is a unique contribution to the world of Indian music. Baba had created about 150 compositions based on different ragas but their notation was not earlier. Now the artistes of Maihar band has prepared that. Baba himself used to say about it "Aisa Shastriya Orchestra Puri Prathvi par nahi hai."4 The compositions of Maihar Band are matchless and they are based on different Indian talas. Ustad Allauddin Khan was deeply influenced by western musician 'Beethoven '. The different disciples of Ustad Allauddin Khan got education of different instruments under his guidance as his late son Ali Akbar Khan- Sarod, daughter Annapurna Devi- Surbahar, son in law legendary figure Ravi Shankar-Sitar, Nikhil Banerjee- Sitar, Pannalal Ghosh- Flute, Bahadur Khan- Sarod, Sharan Rahi- Sarod, Timirbaran Bhattacharya- Sarod, Robin Ghosh-Violin, Indraneel Bhattacharya-Sitar, Jotin Bhattacharya- Sarod and Maihar Maharaja Brijnath Singh Judev- Vocal music. Really he has maintained a great tradition of disciples and they have contributed alot to the world of …show more content…

Really his thinking was spiritual. He believed in gods and goddesses of Hindu religion. He was such a Sangeet Rishi who was very generous in imparting the knowledge of music to his disciples self-lessly. His contribution to the world of instrumental music is remarkably well and it has got its historical importance on the level of music world. In this connection Late Pt. Ravi Shankar has written "He belongs to a school that seems so far removed from our modern industrial era, and yet, in every way, he has been ahead of his time injecting a new significance and life into Indian instrumental music. With him will pass an era that upheld the dedicated spiritual outlook hauled down by the great munis and rishis who considered the sound of music nad to be nada Bramha - away to reach

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