Kirana gharana
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Kirana gharana is a prominent school of Hindustani classical music renowned for its slow, meditative elaboration of ragas and exquisite emphasis on intonation and voice culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kirana gharana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6550431 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirana gharana Context triple: [Hindustani music, hasGharana, Kirana gharana]
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Agra gharana
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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B.
Jaipur gharana
Jaipur gharana is a prominent style of the Indian classical dance form Kathak, renowned for its complex footwork, powerful spins, and strong emphasis on rhythm and technique.
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C.
Jaipur-Atrauli gharana
The Jaipur-Atrauli gharana is a prominent Hindustani classical vocal tradition known for its complex, intricate raga architecture and emphasis on rare and compound ragas.
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D.
Gwalior gharana
Gwalior gharana is one of the oldest and most influential schools of Hindustani classical music, renowned for its emphasis on clarity of notes, structured raga development, and a rich khayal singing tradition.
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E.
Lucknow gharana
Lucknow gharana is a prominent style of the Indian classical dance form Kathak, renowned for its grace, expressiveness, and refined abhinaya (facial expression and gesture).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirana gharana Target entity description: Kirana gharana is a prominent school of Hindustani classical music renowned for its slow, meditative elaboration of ragas and exquisite emphasis on intonation and voice culture.
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A.
Agra gharana
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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B.
Jaipur gharana
Jaipur gharana is a prominent style of the Indian classical dance form Kathak, renowned for its complex footwork, powerful spins, and strong emphasis on rhythm and technique.
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C.
Jaipur-Atrauli gharana
The Jaipur-Atrauli gharana is a prominent Hindustani classical vocal tradition known for its complex, intricate raga architecture and emphasis on rare and compound ragas.
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D.
Gwalior gharana
Gwalior gharana is one of the oldest and most influential schools of Hindustani classical music, renowned for its emphasis on clarity of notes, structured raga development, and a rich khayal singing tradition.
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E.
Lucknow gharana
Lucknow gharana is a prominent style of the Indian classical dance form Kathak, renowned for its grace, expressiveness, and refined abhinaya (facial expression and gesture).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindustani classical music gharana
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musical tradition ⓘ |
| associatedRagaApproach |
detailed exploration of each swara
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preference for serious and grave ragas ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindustani vocal music
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khayal ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| hasNotableExponent |
Abdul Karim Khan
NERFINISHED
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Abdul Wahid Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Basavaraj Rajguru NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhimsen Joshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Firoz Dastur NERFINISHED ⓘ Gangubai Hangal NERFINISHED ⓘ Hafeez Ahmed Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hirabai Barodekar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumar Gandharva NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandit Madhav Gudi NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandit Sangameshwar Gurav NERFINISHED ⓘ Prabha Atre NERFINISHED ⓘ Roshan Ara Begum NERFINISHED ⓘ Sawai Gandharva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence |
20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th century Hindustani vocal music
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Marathi bhavgeet singing style ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Sufi musical traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emphasis on intonation
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emphasis on voice culture ⓘ long sustained notes ⓘ meditative raga development ⓘ microtonal precision ⓘ slow elaboration of ragas ⓘ vilambit laya performance ⓘ |
| musicSystem | Hindustani classical music ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kairana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPlace | Kairana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originState | Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pedagogicalFeature |
focus on breath control
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rigorous voice training ⓘ systematic raga grammar ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
extensive alap in vilambit khayal
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use of medium and upper octave exploration ⓘ |
| primaryGenre | khayal singing ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
emphasis on emotional depth
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focus on swara purity ⓘ limited use of fast taans ⓘ stepwise raga expansion ⓘ use of meend and glide between notes ⓘ |
| teachingMethod | guru–shishya parampara ⓘ |
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Subject: Kirana gharana Description of subject: Kirana gharana is a prominent school of Hindustani classical music renowned for its slow, meditative elaboration of ragas and exquisite emphasis on intonation and voice culture.
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