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Imrat Khan (17 November 1935 – 22 November 2018) was an Indian sitar and surbahar player and composer. He was the younger brother of sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan.[1][2][3]

Training and early career

Imrat Khan was born in Calcutta on 17 November 1935 into a family of musicians tracing its roots back for several generations, to the court musicians of the Mughal rulers. The training in music has traditionally been passed down from father to son for nearly 400 years.[1] He belonged to Etawah gharana also known as Imdadkhani gharana of classical musicians.[4] Imrat Khan's father was Enayat Khan (1895–1938), recognised as a leading sitar and surbahar player of his time, as had been his grandfather, Imdad Khan (1848–1920), before him.[3] Imrat Khan's father died when Imrat was a child, so he was raised by his mother, Bashiran Begum and her father, singer Bande Hassan Khan. In 1944, the family moved with Vilayat Khan, Imrat's older brother, to Bombay where both the brothers learned sitar-playing extensively from their uncle Wahid Khan. In 1952, Vilayat and Imrat moved in together in Calcutta. They performed together for many years. The two brothers were part of the first cultural delegation to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in 1956.[1][5]

Solo career and legacy

From 1961 onwards, Imrat Khan performed and recorded solo, playing both sitar and surbahar.[1][5][2]

For decades, Imrat Khan recorded extensively on both his instruments. His full performance practice started with a surbahar alap in dhrupadang (embellished with more romantic touches), followed by a shorter alap on the sitar leading into gat in traditional Imdadkhani style. (Sitar players such as Ravi Shankar and Nikhil Banerjee added bass strings to their sitars to achieve at least some of the surbahar's lower range on a single instrument).

Imrat Khan se presentó en Europa , Estados Unidos , Reino Unido , Alemania , China y el sudeste asiático. También se presentó en el Festival de Cine de Cannes en 1970. Dedicó parte de cada año a la enseñanza de música clásica india y a la instrucción de estudiantes de sitar en la Universidad de Washington en San Luis . [ 2 ]

La música de Imrat Khan ha aparecido en películas realizadas por cineastas destacados como Satyajit Ray y James Ivory . [ 2 ] [ 5 ]

"En 1971, hizo historia musical al convertirse en el primer músico indio en tocar en el Royal Albert Hall de Londres en la primera presentación nocturna de música clásica india en la serie de conciertos BBC Promenade", dice el sitio web de la Universidad de Webster . [ 2 ] [ 5 ]

Imrat Khan fue el intérprete principal de la gharana Imdadkhani , la escuela de interpretación de sitar y surbahar que lleva el nombre de su abuelo Imdad Khan . [ 6 ] [ 2 ]

Muerte y legado

Imrat Khan falleció el 22 de noviembre de 2018 a los 83 años debido a un derrame cerebral en St. Louis , Missouri, Estados Unidos, donde había residido durante más de dos décadas antes de su muerte. Había estado enfermo durante algún tiempo antes de su fallecimiento. [ 1 ] Imrat Khan tuvo cinco hijos: Nishat Khan (intérprete de sitar), Irshad Khan (intérprete de sitar), Wajahat Khan (intérprete de sarod) y Shafaatullah Khan (intérprete de tabla), y Azmat Ali Khan, quienes fueron formados por él. [ 5 ] [ 2 ]

Premios y reconocimientos

En 1988, Imrat Khan recibió un premio de la Sangeet Natak Akademi del Presidente de la India . [ 2 ] [ 5 ]

En 2017, fue galardonado con el Padma Shri ; sin embargo, rechazó el premio afirmando que "es muy poco y llegó demasiado tarde"; lo que también provocó un gran revuelo entre sus estudiantes y miembros de la fraternidad. [ 7 ] [ 4 ] [ 1 ]

Según Outlook of India, "El reconocido músico se sintió decepcionado de que el gobierno indio nunca reconociera sus contribuciones, a pesar de que varios de sus discípulos y quienes se formaron con él recibieron premios Padma". [ 1 ]

Referencias

  1. 1234567"Indian Classical Musician Ustad Imrat Khan Passes Away Due To Stroke at Age 83". Outlook. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. 12345678"Explore Music! India (profile of Imrat Khan)". Webster University. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. 12Farrell, Gerry (2001). "Khan, Imrat". Grove Music Online. (subscription required for full text).
  4. 12Gopalakrishnan (31 January 2017). "When you are old and grey: Government must honour practitioners of classical art forms in their prime". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. 123456Craig Harris. "Biography: Imrat Khan". Allmusic.com website. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  6. ↑James Sadler Hamilton (1994). Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 171. ISBN 9788120812109.
  7. ↑Padma Shri too little too late Times of India (newspaper), Published 3 February 2017, Retrieved 14 July 2020
  • An interview with Imrat Khan