Dhrupad, the Glossary
Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent.[1]
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- Hindustani music genres
Abul Fazl
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, also known as Abul Fazl, Abu'l Fadl and Abu'l-Fadl 'Allami (14 January 1551 – 22 August 1602), was an Indian writer, historian, and politician who served as the grand vizier of the Mughal Empire from his appointment in 1579, until his death in 1602.
Ain-i-Akbari
The Ain-i-Akbari (آئینِ اکبری) or the "Administration of Akbar", is a 16th-century detailed document regarding the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian, Abu'l Fazl in the Persian language.
Alap
The Alap is the opening section of a typical North Indian classical performance. Dhrupad and Alap are Hindustani music terminology.
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Aliya Rasheed
Aliya Rasheed is a female Pakistani Dhrupad singer.
Antara (music)
Antarā is the equivalent of a verse in Hindustani classical music. Dhrupad and Antara (music) are Hindustani music terminology.
See Dhrupad and Antara (music)
Asgari Bai
Asgari Bai (25 August 1918 – 9 August 2006) was an Indian Dhrupad singer.
Bahauddin Dagar
Baha'ud'din Mohiuddin Dagar (born 1970) is the rudra veena player and son of famous north Indian musician Zia Mohiuddin Dagar.
See Dhrupad and Bahauddin Dagar
Baiju Bawra
Baiju Bawra (Lit. "Baiju the Insane", born as Baijnath Mishra) was a dhrupad musician from medieval India.
Bettiah
Bettiah is a city and the administrative headquarters of West Champaran district (Tirhut Division) - (Tirhut).
Bettiah Raj
The Bettiah Raj was the second-largest zamindari in the Bettiah region of Bihar, India.
Bhagavata Purana
The Bhagavata Purana (भागवतपुराण), also known as the Srimad Bhagavatam (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam), Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana or simply Bhagavata (Bhāgavata), is one of Hinduism's eighteen great Puranas (Mahapuranas).
See Dhrupad and Bhagavata Purana
Bhakti
Bhakti (भक्ति; Pali: bhatti) is a term common in Indian religions which means attachment, fondness for, devotion to, trust, homage, worship, piety, faith, or love.
Bihar
Bihar is a state in Eastern India.
Bishnupur gharana
The Bishnupur gharana (alternatively spelt Vishnupur gharana) is a form of singing that follows the dhrupad tradition of Hindustani music, one of the two forms of Indian classical music. Dhrupad and Bishnupur gharana are indian styles of music.
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Braj
Braj, also known as Vraj, Vraja, Brij or Brijbhumi, is a region in India on both sides of the Yamuna river with its centre at Mathura-Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh state encompassing the area which also includes Palwal, Ballabhgarh and Nuh in Haryana state, Deeg, Bharatpur, Karauli, and Dholpur in Rajasthan state and Morena District in Madhya Pradesh.
See Dhrupad and Braj
Carnatic music
Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. Dhrupad and Carnatic music are indian styles of music.
See Dhrupad and Carnatic music
Chord progression
In a musical composition, a chord progression or harmonic progression (informally chord changes, used as a plural) is a succession of chords.
See Dhrupad and Chord progression
Dagar vani
The Dagar vani is a tradition of the classical dhrupad genre of Hindustani classical music spanning 20 generations, tracing back to Swami Haridas (15th century), and including Behram Khan of Jaipur (1753-1878).
Darbhanga gharana
Darbhanga gharana is a gharana, or tradition, of the Hindustani classical music dhrupad thought to have been started in the eighteenth century by Radhakrishna and Kartaram, musicians in the court of the Maharaja of Darbhanga. Dhrupad and Darbhanga gharana are indian styles of music.
See Dhrupad and Darbhanga gharana
Dhamar (music)
Dhamar is one of the talas used in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent. Dhrupad and Dhamar (music) are Hindustani music genres, Hindustani music terminology and indian styles of music.
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Dumraon Raj
The Dumraon Raj was a feudal principality in the Bhojpur region ruled by the Ujjainiya dynasty.
Falguni Mitra
Pandit Falguni Mitra is an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist who is known as a Dhrupad exponent of India.
Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is a town in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, India.
See Dhrupad and Fatehpur Sikri
Films Division of India
The Films Division of India (FDI), commonly referred as Films Division, was established in 1948 following the independence of India.
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Gamaka (music)
Gamaka (Hindi: गमक / Urdu: گمک) (also spelled gamakam) refer to ornamentation that is used in the performance of North and South Indian classical music. Dhrupad and gamaka (music) are Hindustani music terminology.
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Gharana
In Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), a gharānā is a system of social organisation in the Indian subcontinent, linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and more importantly by adherence to a particular musical style. Dhrupad and Gharana are Hindustani music genres and Hindustani music terminology.
Gokulotsavji Maharaj
Gokulotsavji Maharaj is a Hindustani classical musician, specializing in Khayal, Dhrupad Dhammar, Prabandh Gayaki and various other ancient indian musical styles.
See Dhrupad and Gokulotsavji Maharaj
Gundecha Brothers
The Gundecha Brothers are Indian classical singers of the dhrupad genre of the Dagar vani.
See Dhrupad and Gundecha Brothers
Guru
Guru (गुरु; IAST: guru; Pali: garu) is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field.
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Haveli Sangeet
Haveli Sangeet is a form of Hindustani classical music sung in havelis. Dhrupad and haveli Sangeet are Hindustani music genres, Hindustani music terminology and indian styles of music.
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Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script.
Hindu deities
Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism.
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. Dhrupad and Hindustani classical music are indian styles of music.
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Holi
Holi is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, and Spring.
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Indian classical music
Indian Classical Music is the classical music of the Indian Subcontinent. Dhrupad and Indian classical music are indian styles of music.
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Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas.
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ITC Sangeet Research Academy
ITC Sangeet Research Academy is a Hindustani classical music academy run by the corporate house, ITC Ltd. It is located in Kolkata, India.
See Dhrupad and ITC Sangeet Research Academy
Jantar Mantar
A Jantar Mantar (Hindustani pronunciation: d͡ʒən̪t̪ər mən̪t̪ər) is an assembly of stone-built astronomical instruments, designed to be used with the naked eye.
Kathak
Kathak (Devanagari: कथक) is one of the nine major forms of Indian classical dance.
Krishna
Krishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण) is a major deity in Hinduism.
Man Singh Tomar
Man Singh Tomar (IAST: Mānasiṃha) was a Tomar Rajput ruler of Gwalior who ascended the throne in 1486 CE.
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Mani Kaul
Mani Kaul (25 December 1944 – 6 July 2011) was an Indian director of Hindi films and a figure in Indian parallel cinema.
Manilal Nag
Pandit Manilal Nag (born 16 August 1939) is an Indian classical sitar player and an exponent of the Bishnupur gharana of Bengal.
Mantra
A mantra (Pali: mantra) or mantram (Devanagari: मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words (most often in an Indic language like Sanskrit) believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers.
Mathura
Mathura is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Modal frame
A modal frame in music is "a number of types permeating and unifying African, European, and American song" and melody.
Mode (music)
In music theory, the term mode or modus is used in a number of distinct senses, depending on context.
Monophony
In music, monophony is the simplest of musical textures, consisting of a melody (or "tune"), typically sung by a single singer or played by a single instrument player (e.g., a flute player) without accompanying harmony or chords.
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia.
National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is a multi-venue, multi-purpose cultural centre in Mumbai, India, which aims to promote and preserve India's heritage of music, dance, theatre, film, literature and photography.
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Natya Shastra
The Nāṭya Shāstra (Nāṭyaśāstra) is a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts.
Nimbarka Sampradaya
The Nimbarka Sampradaya (IAST: Nimbārka Sampradāya, Sanskrit निम्बार्क सम्प्रदाय), also known as the Kumāra Sampradāya, Hamsa Sampradāya, and Sanakādi Sampradāya (सनकादि सम्प्रदाय), is one of the four Vaiṣṇava Sampradāyas.
See Dhrupad and Nimbarka Sampradaya
Pakhavaj
The pakhavaj is a barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, originating from the Indian subcontinent, the oldest version of double sided drums and its descendants are mridangam of Southern India and kendang of Maritime Southeast Asia and other South Asian double-headed drums.
Panegyric
A panegyric is a formal public speech or written verse, delivered in high praise of a person or thing.
Puru Dadheech
Puru Dadheech (Purushottam Dadheech, 17 July 1939) is a Kathak dancer.
Pushtimarga Sampradaya
The Puṣṭimārga or Pushtimarg, also known as, is a sect of Vaishnavism.
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Raga
A raga (also raaga or ragam or raag) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode. Dhrupad and raga are Hindustani music terminology.
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Ram Chatur Mallick
Ram Chatur Mallick (1902–1990) was an Indian classical musician and an exponent and founder to the outside world of the Darbhanga gharana of the Dhrupad tradition, one of the oldest genres of Hindustani vocal music.
See Dhrupad and Ram Chatur Mallick
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar (born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer.
Ritwik Sanyal
Pandit Ritwik Sanyal (born 12 April 1953) is an Indian classical singer and the Dhrupad maestro from Varanasi.
Rudra veena
The Rudra veena (रुद्र वीणा) (also spelled Rudraveena or Rudra vīnā)—also called Bīn in North India—is a large plucked string instrument used in Hindustani Music, especially dhrupad.
Sadra (music)
Sadra is a vocal genre of Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent. Dhrupad and Sadra (music) are Hindustani music genres, Hindustani music terminology and indian styles of music.
Selina Sharma
Selina Sharma (Thielemann) is an Italian-born Indian musicologist and vocalist.
Shamsuddin Faridi Desai
Shamsuddin Faridi Desai (aka Ustad Shamsuddin Faridi Desai) was an Indian classical musician who played the Rudra Veena.
See Dhrupad and Shamsuddin Faridi Desai
Siyaram Tiwari (musician)
Siyaram Tiwari (10 March 1919 – 1998) was an Indian classical singer and leading exponent of Dhrupad-genre of Hindustani classical music.
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SPIC MACAY
The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) is a voluntary youth movement which promotes intangible aspects of Indian cultural heritage by promoting Indian classical music, classical dance, folk music, yoga, meditation, crafts and other aspects of Indian culture; it is a movement with chapters in over 300 towns all over the world.
Stanza
In poetry, a stanza (from Italian stanza) is a group of lines within a poem, usually set off from others by a blank line or indentation.
Sthayi
Sthayi or Asthaayi is an initial phrase or line of a fixed, melodic composition in Hindustani music. Dhrupad and Sthayi are Hindustani music terminology.
Surbahar
Surbahar sometimes known as bass sitar, is a plucked string instrument used in the Hindustani classical music of the Indian subcontinent.
Surdas
Surdas was a 16th-century blind Hindu devotional poet and singer, who was known for his works written in praise of Krishna. His compositions captured his devotion towards Krishna. Most of his poems were written in the Braj language, while some were also written in other dialects of medieval Hindi, like Awadhi.
Sursingar
The sursingar (IAST), sursringar or surshringar (Sringara: Pleasure in Sanskrit), is a musical instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent having many similarities with the sarod.
Swami Haridas
Swami Haridas (also spelt Svāmī Haridās) was an Indian spiritual poet and classical musician.
Syllable
A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds, typically made up of a syllable nucleus (most often a vowel) with optional initial and final margins (typically, consonants).
Tabla
A tabla is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent.
Tala (music)
A tala (IAST tāla) literally means a 'clap, tapping one's hand on one's arm, a musical measure'. Dhrupad and tala (music) are Hindustani music terminology.
Tanpura
The tanpura (also referred to as tambura, tanpuri, tamboura, or tanpoura) is a long-necked, plucked, four-stringed instrument originating in the Indian subcontinent, found in various forms in Indian music.
Tansen
Ramtanu Pandey (– 26 April 1589), popularly referred to as Mian Tansen, or Sangeet Samrat, was a Hindustani classical musician.
Uday Bhawalkar
Pandit Uday Bhawalkar is an Indian classical vocalist.
See Dhrupad and Uday Bhawalkar
Vishnu
Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.
Vrindavan
Vrindavan, also spelt Vrindaban and Brindaban, is a historical city in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Zia Fariduddin Dagar
Zia Fariduddin Dagar (15 June 1932 – 8 May 2013) was an Indian classical vocalist belonging to the Dhrupad tradition, the oldest existing form of north Indian classical music (Hindustani classical music).
See Dhrupad and Zia Fariduddin Dagar
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (14 March 1929 – 28 September 1990), (aka Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and popularly known as Z. M. Dagar), was a North Indian (Hindustani) classical musician, one of the 19th generation of Dagar family dhrupad musicians.
See Dhrupad and Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
See also
Hindustani music genres
- Bandish
- Chaiti
- Dhamar (music)
- Dhrupad
- Gharana
- Haveli Sangeet
- Hori (music)
- Kajari
- Khyal
- Ladishah
- Malhar (family of ragas)
- Mand (singing style)
- Sadra (music)
- Sawani
- Tappa
- Tarana
- Thumri
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhrupad
Also known as Drupad, Dumraon gharana.
, Natya Shastra, Nimbarka Sampradaya, Pakhavaj, Panegyric, Puru Dadheech, Pushtimarga Sampradaya, Raga, Ram Chatur Mallick, Ravi Shankar, Ritwik Sanyal, Rudra veena, Sadra (music), Selina Sharma, Shamsuddin Faridi Desai, Siyaram Tiwari (musician), SPIC MACAY, Stanza, Sthayi, Surbahar, Surdas, Sursingar, Swami Haridas, Syllable, Tabla, Tala (music), Tanpura, Tansen, Uday Bhawalkar, Vishnu, Vrindavan, Zia Fariduddin Dagar, Zia Mohiuddin Dagar.