Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following pairs of musicians and their instruments is INCORRECT?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is K Vaidyanathan – Sitar.Key Points
- Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan was an Indian classical music violinist and music composer.
- Pandit Ram Narayan is a Hindustani classical musician who plays the bowed instrument, the sarangi.
- Ustad Vilayat Khan was an Indian classical sitar player.
- Ustad Bismillah Khan used to play Shehnai.
- Hence K Vaidyanathan – Sitar pairs of musicians and their instruments is INCORRECT.
Additional Information
- Ustad Bismillah Khan (1916 – 2006) (Real name is Qamaruddin Khan), was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the Shehnai.
- He was felicitated with several awards including:
- Padma Shri in 1961
- Padma Bhushan in 1968
- Padma Vibhushan in 1980
- Bharat Ratna in 2001
- Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan of the Agra Gharana composed bandishes in many ragas under the pen name Pran Piya.
- Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan was born in 1895.
- Vilayat Khan received his early training in Hindustani classical music from his father Nathan Khan.
- Pundit Ram Narayan
- He is a Hindustani classical musician who plays the bowed instrument, the sarangi.
- He is credited with popularizing the sarangi as a solo classical instrument.
- He was born in 1927 in Amber village in Rajasthan.
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