Tansen father name

Tansen

Tansen baghel (Tan Sen baghel, Ramtanu)

Tansen of Gwalior,
a Mughal painting ()[1]

Birth nameRamtanu baghel
Born26 April
Behat, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Died26 April (aged 86)
Agra[2]
GenresHindustani Classical Music
Occupation(s)musician, instrumentalist, vocalist, music studies
Years activeTill Raja Ramchandra Singh, Rewa (princely state)
After Emperor Akbar

Tansen (c.

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– 26 April ), also known to as Tan Sen or Ramtanu, was a well known person of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music. He was born in a Hindu family in the historic city of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh (The city known for its rich music heritage). He learned and perfected and mastered his art in the Gwalior region of modern Madhya Pradesh under Swami Haridas.

Tansen was the title given to him by Raja Vikramjit of Gwalior.

Then, copy and paste the text into your bibliography or works cited list. He is believed to be the father of Hindustani Music. Reliance Publishing House. In , about the age of sixty, Tansen who was still a Vaishnava musician, arrived for the first time in Akbar's court.

He rose to fame and spent most of his adult life in the court and patronage of the Hindu king of Bandhavgarh (Rewa), Raja Ramchandra Singh (r–). He became famous for his musical abilities and studies.[3]Mughal Emperor Akbar sent messengers to Raja Ramchandra Singh , requesting Tansen to join the musicians at the Mughal court.

In , about the age of 60, the Vaishnava[4] musician Tansen joined the Akbar court.

Tansen was a composer, musician and vocalist.

Biography in english example For other uses, see Tansen disambiguation. The presence of musicians like Tansen in Akbar's court was an attempt to accept and integrate the Hindu and Muslim traditions within the Mughal Empire. It also states that Tansen converted to Islam from Hinduism, on the eve of his marriage with Akbar's daughter. Balamurali Krishna M.

He has been attributed for large number of compositions in northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. He was also an instrumentalist who made musical instruments better and popular. Akbar considered him as a Navaratnas (nine jewels). He gave him the title Mian in his honor, meaning learned man.[5]

There are many legends about Tansen in Akbar court historian accounts and gharana literature.[5] One of them says that he could bring down the rains with RagaMegh Malhar.

Tansen biography in english In fact his voice was so melodious that it's often said to have created miracles while Tansen was singing. Semiosis in Hindustani Music. From Haridas, Tansen acquired not only his love for dhrupad but also his interest in compositions in the local language. The Hindu newspaper.

It is also said that he could light lamps by performing Raga Deepak.[6][7] Other legends talk about his ability to communicate with animals through his music. Once, a white elephant was captured, but it was wild and could not be controlled. Finally, Tansen sang to the elephant who calmed down and the emperor was able to ride him.[8]

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