Allauddin Khan | |
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.jpg) Khan at Burdwan House in Dhaka in 1955 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 8 October 1862[1] Shibpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 6 September 1972 (aged 109) |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, sarodiya |
| Instrument(s) | Shehnai, sarod, sitar, bansuri |
| Children | Ali Akbar Khan, Annapurna Devi |
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Ustad Allauddin Khan (8 October 1862 – 6 September 1972), was an Indian sarod player and multi-instrumentalist, composer and one of the most notable music teachers of the 20th century in Indian classical music.[2][3][4] For a generation many of his students, across different instruments like sitar and violin, dominated Hindustani classical and became one of the most famous exponents of the form ever, including his son Ali Akbar Khan.
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He is believed by some to have lived to the age of 110, although the conjectural birth date of 1881 is more likely
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