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The Harmonium replaced the Sarangi in the early 20th century and went through tough times as it first was banned as accompanying instrument by All India Radio (A.I.R). Hindustani classical music exponents such as Walawalkar (and many others) established the Harmonium as solo instrument in Indian Classical music. [3] [10]
He was well versed in harmonium at the age of 14. At the age of 16 under the recommendation of G. Ramanathan's brother Sundara Bagavathar, Subbaraman joined the HMV as Harmonist. HMV is a gramophone production and distribution company, under which there was a permanent orchestra led by R. Chinnaiah. S. Rajeswara Rao also was with HMV.
The European harmonium developed in the 18th century, inspired by the Chinese sheng, a gourd mouth organ. [3] Various types of European harmoniums and reed-organs arrived in India in the 19th century, some were brought by missionaries. [2] [1] The Indian harmonium is derived from reed organ designs developed in France.
The portable, hand-pumped Indian harmonium, adapted by Indians from Western designs like the guide-chant in the 19th century, soon became a major instrument on the Indian Subcontinent. The Indian harmonium is widely used by Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims for devotional genres like qawwali , ghazal , kirtan and bhajan .
He was largely self-taught as an harmonium player. He has acknowledged the debt of Deval Club for his initial forays into Hindustani classical music. [1] Tembe learnt his art from Bhaskarbuwa Bakhale [2] and, although he never received direct guidance from Alladiya Khan of Jaipur Gharana, Tembe considered Khansaheb as his guru. [citation needed]
Passionate about the study and development of the Harmonium, Sudhir curated an exhibition of antique Harmoniums from his personal vintage collection, along with providing information about the history and the status of the Harmonium, in the International Music Festival 'Baajaa Gaajaa- 2009", which was appreciated by many reputed personalities ...
[3] [4] He has taken harmonium from accompanied instrument to solo, with different experiments with it. [5] [6] He has been trying to popularise folk music and providing platform for the neglected forms of music too. [7] work and career events [8] He edited a book to pay tribute to his Guru Appasaheb Jalgonkar, named Sursakha, which was ...
Sagu's musical talents were essentially inherited from his family's musical background. From an early age his father taught him how to play various Indian instruments such as the harmonium, dholki, tumbi, and tabla and Indy then taught himself to play the keyboards and drums.