The Khurja Gharana is a
musical apprenticeship tribe of
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...
. Known for being
Azmat Hussain Khan's and
Jitendra Abhisheki's musical lineage, the gharana emerged from a family of
Nauharbani musicians and gained recognition during the life of Altaf Hussain Khan who was born at
Khurja
Khurja is a city (and a municipal board) in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated around 20 km from Bulandshahr, 85 km from Delhi. Khurja supplies a large portion of the ceramics used in the country, henc ...
.
With its own distinct aesthetics, stylings, practices, and repertoire, the gharana melded with
Jaipur-Atrauli,
Agra
Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is ...
,
Qawwal Bacchon,
Atrauli, and
Hapur
Hapur is a city in, as well as the headquarters of, Hapur district, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Located about east of New Delhi, the city is part of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). National Highway 9 passes through the city, connecting i ...
musical traditions.
History
Etymology
Recent Developments
Ancestry
Geography
Pedagogical Genealogy
The following visualization is based on several historical accounts.
Ancestral Pedagogy of Khurja Gharana
Early Pedagogy
Recent Pedagogy
Overview
Aesthetic Approaches
Philosophy
Specialty ragas and compositions
Exponents
19th Century
20th Century
21st Century
References
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