Gopeshwar Banerjee, Gopeshwar Bandopadhyay, was an Indian classical singer and musicologist, belonging to Bishnupur gharana of Hindustani music, which originated in Bishnupur in West Bengal.
11 Facts About Gopeshwar Banerjee
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Gopeshwar Banerjee was known for his khyal and dhrupad renditions, besides Rabindra Sangeet.
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Gopeshwar Banerjee sang thumri, and most notably the thumri, Kon Gali Gayo Shyam, in Raga Mishra Khamaj, which he popularised.
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Gopeshwar Banerjee started his career as a court musician of the Maharaja of Burdwan in 1895, and worked there for 29 years till 1924.
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Gopeshwar Banerjee was disciple of Ram Shankar Bhattacharya, later became the first teacher of the residential music school of Bishnupur, Bishnupur Sangeet Vidhyalaya, later renamed Ram Saran Music College.
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The eldest, Ramprasanna Gopeshwar Banerjee wrote, Sangeet Manjari, which contained theoretical treatise on musical concepts, besides favoured practices in vocal recitals, and notations of various genres, like dhrupad, khyal, thumri, and tappa.
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Gopeshwar Banerjee's younger brother Surendranath Banerjee was a noted musicians and one of the pioneers of the Bishnupur gharana.
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Gopeshwar Banerjee received his music training from musicians of Betiya gharana of Bihar, as did another contemporary singer of the Bishnupur gharana, Radhika Prasad Goswami.
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Gopeshwar Banerjee devoted his time in the research of the theory and history of Indian music.
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Gopeshwar Banerjee travelled across India with the Maharaja and became acquainted with several noted musicians of the time, which expanded his knowledge of various musical traditions and genres.
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Gopeshwar Banerjee learnt to play surbahar from Sayed Mohammed working at the court of Maharaja Jatindramohan Tagore, thereafter he learnt sitar from Imdad Khan.