Taj Khan (c. 1820 – c. 1904) was an Indian and Nepali Hindustani Classical musician trained in the Kalpi tradition of Dhrupad.[2] He is known for being the foremost luminary of Dhrupad and Dhamar in the Nepal Court during the 19th and 20th Centuries.[3][4] Khan was also a court musician of Wajid Ali Shah in Awadh and Metiabruz.[5][6]
Taj Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Taj Khan c. 1820[1] |
| Died | c. 1904[1] |
| Nationality | India, Nepal |
| Occupation | Dhrupad singer |
Background
editSome historians claim Taj Khan was a descendant of Miyan Tansen.[7]
Khan served alongside Aliya-Fatu in the Nepal Court.[8]
Khan trained his son, Raza, and grandsons, Ahmed Hussain and Amanat Hussain in music. His daughter married sarod maestro Kaukab Khan.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Saṅgīt Mahābhāratī (2011). The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195650983.
- ^ Perērā, Ec. Saṅghadāsa (1994). The Origin and Development of Dhrupad and Its Bearing on Instrumental Music. K.P. Bagchi & Company. p. 175. ISBN 9788170741114.
- ^ Sharma, Manorma (2006). Tradition of Hindustani Music. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 101. ISBN 9788176489997.
- ^ Grandin, Ingemar (1989). Music and Media in Local Life: Music Practice in a Newar Neighbourhood in Nepal. Linköping University. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9789178704804.
- ^ Miner, Allyn (2004). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Limited. p. 154. ISBN 9788120814936.
- ^ Mukhopādhyāẏa, Kumāraprasāda (2006). The Lost World of Hindustani Music. Penguin Books. p. 71. ISBN 9780143061991.
- ^ Mazumder, Amiya Kumer; Prajnanananda, Swami, eds. (1971). The Bases of Indian Culture: Commemoration Volume of Swami Abhedananda. Ramakrishna Vedanta Math. p. 545.
- ^ Sharma, Manorma (2006). Tradition of Hindustani Music. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 101. ISBN 9788176489997.
- ^ Miner, Allyn (1993). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Limited. p. 154. ISBN 9788120814936.
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