Agra gharana
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Agra gharana is a prominent vocal tradition in Hindustani classical music known for its robust, rhythmic style and emphasis on dhrupad-influenced khayal singing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindustani classical music gharana
ⓘ
vocal tradition ⓘ |
| associatedForm |
dhrupad
ⓘ
tarana ⓘ thumri (to a lesser extent) ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| emphasis |
bol-alap
ⓘ
bol-taan ⓘ clear enunciation of text ⓘ development of bandish ⓘ rhythmic play within tala ⓘ |
| hasNotableExponent |
Arun Kashalkar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinkar Kaikini NERFINISHED ⓘ Faiyaz Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ K.G. Ginde NERFINISHED ⓘ Khadim Hussain Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Latafat Hussain Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharafat Hussain Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ustad Rashid Khan (training partly influenced) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilayat Hussain Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunus Hussain Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | dhrupad ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bol-baant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
complex rhythmic improvisation ⓘ layakari ⓘ nom-tom alap elements in khayal ⓘ powerful voice production ⓘ rhythmic emphasis ⓘ robust vocal style ⓘ use of lower and middle registers ⓘ |
| languageOfBandish |
Braj Bhasha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Urdu ⓘ |
| lineage | descended from dhrupad traditions of Nauhar and Gwalior schools ⓘ |
| musicTradition | Hindustani classical music ⓘ |
| originCity | Agra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPeriod | Mughal era ⓘ |
| pedagogy | guru-shishya parampara ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert performance
ⓘ
court music historically ⓘ |
| primaryGenre | khayal ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| stylisticFeature |
gradual, architectonic raga development
ⓘ
strong emphasis on sam in improvisation ⓘ use of andolan ⓘ use of bol-bant in vilambit khayal ⓘ use of meend and gamak ⓘ use of nom-tom syllables in alap ⓘ |
| talaEmphasis |
ektaal
ⓘ
jhoomra ⓘ teentaal ⓘ |
| tuningSystem | just intonation-based shruti system used in Hindustani music ⓘ |
| vocalFocus | male voice timbre historically ⓘ |
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