Indian
classical music has its own rich tradition and parampara
and students of music will feel proud to associate
themselves with any Indian classical music Gharanas.
During the last two centuries we have seen the influence
of the gharana system in our music which has been
mostly dominated by vocal music. By naming a few established
schools of music it will be evident that all these
names refer to the vocal style of Indian classical
music, for example, Senia Gharana, Gwalior, Atrauli,
Sehswan, Khurja, Baharamkhani, Saharnpur, Agra, Delhi,
Moradabad + Bhindi Bazar, Jaipur, Kirana Mathura,
Indore, Bishnupur (of Bengal), Lukhnow’s Thumri Gharana
etc.
A
gharana is born out of a creative contribution by
some great performers of extraordinary talent who
have a special gayaki style and is carried forward
by the dedicated shishyas to the next generation.
It is also said that a gharana can only be established
when it is accepted by the connoisseurs of music.
This has to be continued for at least three generations
either from father to son or from guru to shishya.
It is only then that the recognition of a gharana
is established. Each gharana has its own style, method
and discipline. This is evident from the application
of the first note of a raga the the completion of
the bandish. In the earlier days, musicians used to
value the style and method of a gharana above other
factors, for example, it must have a novel style with
its originality, style of alap, application of the
rhythmic variations, as well as an appeal, typical
delineation of tanas, gamakas and so on. Even the
application of each note of a raga in its purest form
or in a specialized form brings out an individual
art form of a gharana. Interestingly enough a gharana
sometimes has also been named after a city or a town,
for example, Agra, Gwalior, Rampur, Delhi, Moradabad,
Jaipur, etc. unlike the gharanas of modern times
which are sometimes in the name of the great master.
THE
MORADABAD GHARANA
A
Gharana of VOCAL, SARANGI , TABLA, BEEN.THE MORADABAD
GHARANA derives its name from moradabad, a town in
the state of Uttar Pradesh in india. The gharana has
contributed leading lights to the firmament of HINDUSTANI
CLASSICAL MUSIC,
like sarangi players: USTAD GHASEET KHAN SAHAB, USTAD
HAIDER KHAN SAHAB, USTAD AMMAN KHAN SAHAB, USTAD SAGHEER
AHMED KHAN SAHAB, USTAD FAKIR MOHD. KHAN SAHAB, USTAD
RAFIQUE AHMED KHAN SAHAB, USTAD NANNHE SUFI SAHAB,
USTAD HAMID HUSSAIN KHAN SAHAB, USTAD ZAHID HUSSAIN
KHAN SAHAB, USTAD SHAHID HUSSAIN KHAN SAHAB, USTAD
TALIB HUSSAIN KHAN, USTAD CHHOTE KHAN SAHAB, USTAD
MOHD. AHMED KHAN SAHAB, USTAD HAJI GHULAM SABIR QADARI
SAHAB, USTAD SIDDIQUE AHMED KHAN SAHAB.& NOW LIVING
MAESTRO"S - USTAD SABRI KHAN SAHAB, USTAD LATEEF AHMED
SIDDIQE SAHAB, USTAD GHULAM SABIR KHAN SAHAB &
Younger brother Kamaal Ahmed Siddique Sahab.
tabla
players:USTAD SHER KHAN SAHAB, USTAD BULLA KHAN SAHAB,
USTAD AHMED JAAN THIRAKWA KHAN SAHAB, USTAD MASIT
KHAN SAHAB, USTAD SHAFIQUE AHMED KHAN SAHAB, USTAD
SHABBIR KHAN SAHAB, USTAD MUBARAK KHAN SAHAB, USTAD
GHULAM AHMED KHAN SAHAB, USTAD QARAMATULLAH KHAN SAHAB
AND USTAD DAYAM QADRI KHANSAHAB NOW LIVING MAESTRO'S-
USTAD ZAMEER AHMED KHAN SAHAB, USTAD RASHID MUSTAFA,
USTAD AKHTAR HASAN KHAN, USTAD GHULAM GHOUS BHARTI
SAHAB.
(BEEN:USTAD
AHMED RAZA KHAN SAHAB.) To name of a few.
The
MORADABAD GHARANA has been revitalised greatly due
to the efforts of sarangi maestro
USTAD GHULAM SABIR KHAN SAHAB, who presently gives
to tutelage to a number of sarangi players and vocalists
in New Delhi.
