Hello students,
Good morning.
Today we are going to start the second part of the lesson 'The Sound of music'. This part is all about Bismillah Khan. He was a famous Shehnai player. He was conferred with Bharat Ratna in 2001.
Read the first two pages of this part and answer the questions given below--
Q.1 Why did Aurangzeb ban pungi in his royal residence?
Q.2 How was pungi revived?/How was pungi made into Shehnai?
(Clues-- A barber of a family of professional musicians/ decided to improve the tonal quality of the pungi/a pipe with a natural hollow stem/longer and broader than pungi/seven holes on the body of the pipe/played on it --very soft, melodious sounds/ new instrument very different from pungi/ new name required/ shehnai--new name)
Q.3 How did pungi get it's new name 'Shehnai'?
Q.4 Why was Shehnai an essential part of temples and weddings?
Q.5 Who brought Shehnai onto the classical stage?
Q.6 Which award was conferred to Bismillah Khan?
Q.7 When was Bismillah born?
Q.8 What were the names of Bismillah's father and grandfather?
Q.9 Which family did Bismillah belong to?
Q.10 Were Bismillah's ancestors also shehnai players?
Good morning.
Today we are going to start the second part of the lesson 'The Sound of music'. This part is all about Bismillah Khan. He was a famous Shehnai player. He was conferred with Bharat Ratna in 2001.
Read the first two pages of this part and answer the questions given below--
Q.1 Why did Aurangzeb ban pungi in his royal residence?
Q.2 How was pungi revived?/How was pungi made into Shehnai?
(Clues-- A barber of a family of professional musicians/ decided to improve the tonal quality of the pungi/a pipe with a natural hollow stem/longer and broader than pungi/seven holes on the body of the pipe/played on it --very soft, melodious sounds/ new instrument very different from pungi/ new name required/ shehnai--new name)
Q.3 How did pungi get it's new name 'Shehnai'?
Q.4 Why was Shehnai an essential part of temples and weddings?
Q.5 Who brought Shehnai onto the classical stage?
Q.6 Which award was conferred to Bismillah Khan?
Q.7 When was Bismillah born?
Q.8 What were the names of Bismillah's father and grandfather?
Q.9 Which family did Bismillah belong to?
Q.10 Were Bismillah's ancestors also shehnai players?
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