Write the life sketch and contribution to music of Miyan Tansen or Ustad Faiyaz Khan.
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Tansen (c. 1500 – 1586), also referred to as Tan Sen or Ramtanu, was a prominent figure of Hindustani classical music. Born in a Hindu family, he learned and perfected his art in the northwest region of modern Madhya Pradesh. He began his career and spent most of his adult life in the court and patronage of the Hindu king of Rewa, Raja Ramchandra Singh (r.1555–1592), where Tansen's musical abilities and studies gained widespread fame.This reputation brought him to the attention of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, who sent messengers to Raja Ramchandra Singh, requesting Tansen to join the musicians at the Mughal court. Tansen did not want to go, but Raja Ramchandra Singh encouraged him to gain a wider audience, and sent him along with gifts to Akbar. In 1562, about the age of 60, the Vaishnava musician Tansen joined the Akbar court, and his performances became a subject of many court historians.
Numerous legends have been written about Tansen, mixing facts and fiction, and the historicity of these stories is doubtful. Akbar considered him as a Navaratnas (nine jewels), and gave him the title Mian, an honorific, meaning learned man.
Tansen was a composer, musician and vocalist, to whom a large number of compositions have been attributed in northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. He was also an instrumentalist who popularized and improved musical instruments. He is among the most influential personalities in North Indian tradition of Indian classical music, called Hindustani. His 16th century studies in music and compositions inspired many, and he is considered by numerous North Indian gharana (regional music schools) as their lineage founder.
Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara.[10]
Miyan Tansen : Life sketch and Contribution
Tansen was a sixteenth century Hindustani classical musician and composer to whom a large number of compositions have been attributed in northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. He was also known to be an instrumentalist & the one who popularized and improved musical instruments.
He was one of the most influential personality who used to sung Hindustani Music. He is famous for his one of the compositions , the Dhrupad , through which he created many different Ragas which were a great work to be applauded.
Being the lackage of historical information , his biography is not clear but still it's believed that Tansen was born in 1500 Criest Era.
All the other personal historical facts about Tansen are anonymous due to many reason and the his surroundings he had. When Tansen was a child , he was called as Ramtanu. His father was a very famous poet and musician.
Tansen completed his studies and Arts in Madhya Pradesh. Generally , most of the time he spent were in courts performing his marvellous work in music which was appreciated by all the members in the court. Tansen is known to be one of the nine gems at the court of Akhbar , whose court Tansen joined for the first in 1562.
Tansen's musical art contributed much in the music of the north indian sub continent specially the Dhrupad. Many of his musical works were in the Braj Language which is spoken by the people of Braj & with all these he also composed and performed compositions dedicated to eulogizing kings and emperor Akbar.