Allauddin Khan (Bangla: ওস্তাদ আলাউদ্দীন খান, also known as Baba Allauddin Khan) (1862-1972) was an Indian classical musician and one of the greatest music teachers of the twentieth century. A master in the instrument called the Sarod, Ustad Alauddin Khan is also famous for being the Guru of Ravi Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee,Vasant Rai, Pannalal Ghosh, Ali Akbar Khan (Allauddin's son) and numerous other influential musicians. He himself was a disciple of many great musicians, most importantly the legendary Wazir Khan. Allauddin Khan was born in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা ) is an Indo-Aryan language of South Asia that evolved as a successor to the Sanskrit, Pali, and Prakrit languages. ... The sarod is an Indian classical musical instrument which probably originates from the Senya rebab, an Indio-Persian instrument played in India to the 19th century. ... References ^ Tirha, B. B. A Taste of Trascendence, (2002) p. ... Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar Maestro © www. ... Nikhil Banerjee (Bangla: নিখিল ব্যানার্জী) (1 October 1931–27 January 1986) was one of Indias most prominent sitar players of the second half of the 20th Century. ... Pannalal Ghosh (1911-1960), also known as Amal Jyoti Ghosh, was a bānsurÄ« player and composer. ... Ali Akbar Khan (born April 14, 1922) is one of todays most accomplished Indian classical musicians and known for his mastery of the sarod, a beautiful, 25-stringed Indian instrument. ... Brahmanbaria is a district in east-central Bangladesh. ...

Early life and musical education

At the age of ten, Khan ran away from home to join a Jatra band. Jatra is an ancient Bengali form of theater. This experience exposed him to the rich folk tradition of Bengal. After some time, he went to Kolkata, and accepted Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya, alias Nulo Gopal, as his Guru. He committed to practise vocal recitals under him for twelve years. Howverm Nulo Gopal died of plague after the seventh year. Khan became a disciple of Amritalal Dutt, with the goal of becoming an instrumentalist. Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla (Bengali), is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla (Bengali), is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Kolkata (Bangla: কলকাতা, Hindi: कोलकता, alternate English Calcutta), is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and was capital of British India until 1912. ... References ^ Tirha, B. B. A Taste of Trascendence, (2002) p. ...

Sarod education

Alauddin Khan got interested in sarod after listening to Ustad Ahmed Ali Khan. He took lessons from him on sarod for five years. His next step was to go to Rampur to take lessons from Ustad Wazir Khan, the court musician of the Nawab of Rampur. Wazir Khan was a descendent of the great Tansen. Alauddin mastered the difficult skill of the Sen Gharana (Tansen school). He later became the court musician of the Maharaja of Maihar Estate in Central Province. The sarod is an Indian classical musical instrument which probably originates from the Senya rebab, an Indio-Persian instrument played in India to the 19th century. ... A Nawab was originally the provincial governor or viceroy of a province or region of the Mughal empire. ... Tansen (1506–1589) was a North Indian musician. ... The word Maharaja (also spelled maharajah) is Hindi as well as ancient Sanskrit for high king (a karmadharaya from maha great and rajan king). Its use is primarily for Hindu potentates (ruler or sovereign). ...

Maihar Gharana

It is during his time in the court of Maihar that Allauddin Khan reshaped the Maihar Gharana (Maihar School) of Indian classical music. Maihar Gharana was established in the 19th century, but Khan's contribution was so fundamental that he is often thought to be the creator of the School. In this gharana, Instruments are played on the classical structure of the raga, but with a preference for composite ragas, this music consists of a first part of pure improvisation, the alap, then of one or two compositions accompanied by the tabla. In the second part the musicians develop various forms of improvisation on the notes of the composition and on the tal (the division of the rhythm cycle). Maihar is a town in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ...

Ragas created by Allauddin Khan

Some of his important ragas include: Raga (rāg /राग (Hindi), raga (Anglicised from rāgaḥ/रागः (Sanskrit)) or rāgam /ராகம் (Tamil)) are the melodic modes used in Indian classical music. ...

• Madan-manjari
• Hemanta
• Durgeshvari
• Meghbahar
• Mohammad (Aradhana)
• Manjh Khambaj
• Sarasvati
• Shobhavati
• Bhuvaneshvari

Films

• Raga (1971). Directed by Howard Worth.

External link

• http://www.allauddinkhan.org/