Bhaiyya Ganpatrao
{{Short description|Indian Classical Singer}}
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| birth_date = 1852
| death_date = 1920
| origin = Gwalior
| genre = Hindustani classical music, Thumri, Dhrupad, Khayal
| occupation = Harmonium player, Singer
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Bhaiyya Ganpatra, alias "Sughar-piya", (1852–1920) was a member of the Gwalior royal family and known for pioneering the harmonium as an accompanying instrument. He was a member of the Gwalior gharana school of classical music.
Background
Bhaiyya Ganpatrao was born to Jayajirao Scindia of the Gwalior princely family. He was the brother of Jiwajirao Scindia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.afternoondc.in/culture/the-melodious-raag-durga/article_229348|title = Afternoondc.in}}
=Music training=
He studied with Sadiq Ali Khan of Kirana Gharana and later with Bande Ali Khan and Inayat Hussain Khan, both students of Haddu Khan of Gwalior Gharana.{{cite book |last1=Sharma |first1=Amal Das |title=Musicians of India Past and Present |date=1993 |publisher=Pilgrims Publishing |isbn=8185421188}}
Legacy
In the late-19th Century and early-20th Century, Ganpatrao was the "greatest name" associated with the harmonium.{{cite book |last1=Kasliwal |first1=Suneera |title=Classical musical instruments |date=2004 |publisher=Rupa |pages=259–260}} He popularized the instrument and developed its Thumri-ang.{{cite book |last1=Nadkarni |first1=Mohan |title=Music to thy ears: great masters of Hindustani instrumental music |date=2002 |publisher=Somaiya Publications |page=25}}
Like Govindrao Tembe, Ganpatrao is credited with establishing harmonium as an instrument for Hindustani Classical music. Consequently, he had an enormous impact on many musicians whom he taught.{{cite book |last1=Deodhar |first1=B. R. |title=Pillars of Hindustani music |date=1993 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |page=240}}
=Compositions=
Ganpatrao was a prolific composer and used the mudra "Sughar-piya."{{Cite web|url=https://www.swarganga.org/artist_details.php?id=140|title=Artist - Bhaiyya Ganpatrao 'Sughar Piya' (Vocal), Gharana - None}}
=Influence=
Faiyaz Khan began singing thumris publicly because of Ganptrao's influence.{{cite book |last1=Mukhopādhyāẏa |first1=Kumāraprasāda |title=The Lost World of Hindustani Music |date=2006 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=India |page=242}} Bismillah Khan adopted some of Ganpatrao's techniques to his Shehnai-playing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/todi/|title = The Empire of Todi}}
=Students=
The sarod maestro Hafiz Ali Khan, father of Amjad Ali Khan, learned dhrupad and thumri from Ganpatrao.{{cite book |last1=Thakur |first1=Pradeep |title=Indian Music Masters of Our Times- i |date=2010 |publisher=Pradeep Thakure & Sons |location=Punjab, India |page=202}} He also taught Bashir Khan of Indore and Girija Shankar Chakrabarty.{{cite book |last1=Pradhan |first1=Aneesh |title=Hindustani Music: Ways of Listening |date=2016 |publisher=Aneesh Pradhan}}https://www.itcsra.org/TributeMaestro.aspx?Tributeid=11
He also taught Jaddanbai, the mother of Bollywood actress Nargis.{{cite web|title=Culcutta Living City|url=http://cba1415.web.unc.edu/files/2014/04/20140512100459514.pdf|access-date=18 April 2017|archive-date=19 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101528/http://cba1415.web.unc.edu/files/2014/04/20140512100459514.pdf|url-status=dead}}
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