The answer is (b) Sitar
Ilyas Khan was a sitar player. He was born in Lucknow, India, to a family of musicians. He was a disciple of Abdul Ghani Khan, a dhrupad singer from Kalpi. Later, he trained under Yusuf Ali Khan, the sitarist and sitar maker. Khan was known for his fast and melodious playing style. He was also a composer and wrote several ragas.
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Who among the following learned about the Dhrupad style of composing and Hindustani classical music in Benares when he was a student of Chidambaranatha Yogi?
Which of the following is NOT a regional music of Uttar Pradesh?
Consider the following statements regarding the structure of Carnatic music compositions and choose correct options: Statement 1: Varnam is typically performed at the end of a Carnatic concert to summarize key ragas.
Statement 2: Alapana involves improvisational elaboration of a raga without rhythm (tala).
Consider the following statements regarding musicians and their instruments.
1. Ramnad V Raghavan was a Chennai-based musician who played Mridangam.
2. Ustad Asad Ali Khan was a famous active Rudra Veena player and the master of one of the four schools of 'Dhrupad", the Khander School.
3. Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, a famous santoor player, was awarded with Padma Vibhushan in 2005.
4. Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram is an Indian percussionist who plays Carnatic music with Ghatam and is known the God of Ghatam.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following is NOT a part of Carnatic style composition?
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