Tanras Khan

Ustad Tanrus Khan
Born
Mir Qutub Baksh[1]

c. 1801
Diedc. 1890[1][2][3]
NationalityBritish Indian
Occupation(s)Vocalist and royal court musician and music teacher of the Mughal emperor[2]

Qutub Bakhsh, more commonly known as Tanras Khan (c. 1801 – c. 1890), was an Indian musician of the Hindustani Classical tradition known for being a luminary of the Delhi Gharana.(House of Delhi classical musicians).[4][2][5] He was a court musician and music teacher to the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference swarganga was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d Tanrus Khan - founder of the original Delhi gharana on 'The Life of Music in North India: The Organisation of an Artistic Tradition' by Daniel M. Neuman on GoogleBooks website Retrieved 14 January 2022
  3. ^ Nikhil Ghosh (2011). The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India: p-z. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195650983.
  4. ^ Manorama Sharma (2006). Tradition of Hindustani Music (page 56). APH. p. 56. ISBN 9788176489997. Retrieved 14 January 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Tanrus Khan and Delhi gharana on culturalindia.net website Retrieved 14 January 2022