Taj Khan Explained

Taj Khan
Birth Name:Taj Khan
Birth Date:c. 1820[1]
Death Date:c. 1904
Nationality:India, Nepal
Occupation:Dhrupad singer

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]

Background

Some 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Saṅgīt Mahābhāratī . The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India . 2011 . Oxford University Press . 9780195650983.
  2. Book: Perērā . Ec. Saṅghadāsa . The Origin and Development of Dhrupad and Its Bearing on Instrumental Music . 1994 . K.P. Bagchi & Company . 9788170741114 . 175 .
  3. Book: Sharma . Manorma . Tradition of Hindustani Music . 2006 . A.P.H. Publishing Corporation . 9788176489997 . 101.
  4. Book: Grandin . Ingemar . Music and Media in Local Life: Music Practice in a Newar Neighbourhood in Nepal . 1989 . Linköping University . 9789178704804 . 92–93.
  5. Book: Miner . Allyn . Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries . 2004 . Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Limited . 9788120814936 . 154.
  6. Book: Mukhopādhyāẏa . Kumāraprasāda . The Lost World of Hindustani Music . 2006 . Penguin Books . 9780143061991 . 71.
  7. Book: Mazumder . Amiya Kumer . Prajnanananda . Swami . The Bases of Indian Culture: Commemoration Volume of Swami Abhedananda . 1971 . Ramakrishna Vedanta Math . 545 .
  8. Book: Sharma . Manorma . Tradition of Hindustani Music . 2006 . A.P.H. Publishing Corporation . 9788176489997 . 101 .
  9. Book: Miner . Allyn . Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries . 1993 . Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Limited . 9788120814936 . 154 .

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