Rampur-Sahaswan gharana

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Rampur-Sahaswan gharana is a prominent school of Hindustani classical vocal music known for its intricate taan patterns, clarity of swaras, and strong emphasis on raga purity.

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instanceOf Hindustani classical music gharana ⓘ
vocal music tradition ⓘ
associatedPerson Ghulam Mustafa Khan ⓘ
Inayat Hussain Khan ⓘ
Mushtaq Hussain Khan ⓘ
Nissar Hussain Khan ⓘ
Shanno Khurana ⓘ
Sulochana Brahaspati ⓘ
Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan ⓘ
Ustad Rashid Khan ⓘ
associatedWith Rampur ⓘ
Sahaswan ⓘ
country India ⓘ
emphasis raga grammar ⓘ
sur (intonation) accuracy ⓘ
tala precision ⓘ
foundedBy Inayat Hussain Khan ⓘ
genre khayal singing tradition ⓘ
hasReputation one of the major khayal gharanas of North India ⓘ
historicalOrigin 19th century ⓘ
influencedBy Gwalior gharana ⓘ
court music of Rampur princely state ⓘ
knownFor clarity of swaras ⓘ
complex layakari ⓘ
elaborate raga development ⓘ
intricate taan patterns ⓘ
medium to fast tempo compositions ⓘ
strong emphasis on raga purity ⓘ
use of bol-taans ⓘ
use of sargam-taans ⓘ
languageOfCompositions Braj Bhasha ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
musicSystem Hindustani classical music ⓘ
pedagogicalMethod guru-shishya parampara ⓘ
performancePractice concert-style khayal singing ⓘ
use of harmonium and tabla accompaniment ⓘ
region Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
stylisticFeature balanced use of improvisation and composition ⓘ
emphasis on clear enunciation of lyrics ⓘ
preference for vilambit followed by drut khayal ⓘ
systematic raga exposition ⓘ
use of meend and gamak in taans ⓘ
teachingFocus systematic riyaz (practice) ⓘ
vocalFocus khayal ⓘ
tarana ⓘ

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Hindustani music → hasGharana → Rampur-Sahaswan gharana ⓘ
Khayal → majorGharana → Rampur-Sahaswan gharana ⓘ
Rampur State → notableFor → Rampur-Sahaswan gharana of Hindustani classical music ⓘ
linked to: Rampur-Sahaswan gharana