Poorab ang Thumri
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Poorab ang Thumri is a lyrical, ornamented style of Hindustani light-classical vocal music associated with eastern North India, known for its expressive, romantic, and often devotional character.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindustani light-classical music genre
ⓘ
Thumri style ⓘ |
| accompaniment |
harmonium
ⓘ
sarangi ⓘ tabla ⓘ tanpura ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Lucknow
NERFINISHED
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Purab region of North India NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
delicate emotional nuance
ⓘ
expressive delivery ⓘ flexible approach to raga ⓘ highly ornamented melodic line ⓘ lyrical style ⓘ often devotional mood ⓘ romantic mood ⓘ use of subtle microtonal inflections ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Bandish ki Thumri
ⓘ
Punjab ang Thumri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus | bhava (emotion) over strict raga grammar ⓘ |
| genreFamily | light-classical forms of North India ⓘ |
| historicalCentre |
Banaras musical tradition
ⓘ
Lucknow court tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate ornamentation such as murki and meend
ⓘ
expressive improvisation around the text ⓘ |
| language |
Awadhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Braj Bhasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| musicTradition | Hindustani classical music ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Hindustani classical concerts
ⓘ
semi-classical music mehfils ⓘ |
| region | eastern North India ⓘ |
| relatedForm |
Chaiti
ⓘ
Dadra NERFINISHED ⓘ Hori ⓘ Kajri ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
Hindustani semi-classical music
ⓘ
Thumri ⓘ |
| tempo | generally slow to medium tempo ⓘ |
| textTheme |
devotion to Krishna
ⓘ
love ⓘ separation (viraha) ⓘ shringara rasa ⓘ |
| vocalOrInstrumental | vocal ⓘ |
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