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.

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Poorab ang Thumri canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindustani light-classical music genre ⓘ
Thumri style ⓘ
accompaniment harmonium ⓘ
sarangi ⓘ
tabla ⓘ
tanpura ⓘ
associatedRegion Lucknow ⓘ
Purab region of North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India

Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
Varanasi ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Braj Bhasha ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
musicTradition Hindustani classical music ⓘ
performanceContext Hindustani classical concerts ⓘ
semi-classical music mehfils ⓘ
region eastern North India ⓘ
relatedForm Chaiti ⓘ
Dadra ⓘ
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thumri → subgenre → Poorab ang Thumri ⓘ