1. Amongst several contemporary legendary composers of his time as Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Atulprasad Sen, Dutta is renowned for his unique and melodious composition of music.
12 Facts About Himangshu Dutta
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Himangshu Dutta was born in Comilla in 1908, to Jogendrachandra Dutta and Nirada Devi.
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Himangshu Dutta received his bachelor degree from Vidyasagar College under Calcutta University.
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Himangshu Dutta's mother was a noted singer of that time and she used to sing Rabindrasangeet to her sons and daughters.
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Himangshu Dutta received the first lessons of music from his mother.
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Himangshu Dutta received training on classical music from his elder brother Shachindra Dutta.
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Himangshu Dutta sang the song in a function of his school.
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Beside having a deep interest in music composition, Himangshu Dutta was an avid notation writer from the very young age.
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Himangshu Dutta wrote notations for various musicians including Atulprasad Sen and Rabindranath Tagore.
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Himangshu Dutta started using both Indian classical music and western harmony to bring a complete new type of music in the history of Bengali music composition.
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Himangshu Dutta composed music for various lyricists like Subodh Purokayastha, Ajay Bhattacharyya, Sailen Roy, Sunirmal Basu, Mamata Mitra, Premendra Mitra, Binay Mukhopadhyay, Pranab Roy and many others.
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Himangshu Dutta died on 15 November 1944 at the age of 36.