Jitendra Abhisheki

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Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki ( Devanagari : जितेंद्र अभिषेकी; born September 21, 1929 in Mangeshi, Goa , India ; † November 7, 1998 in Pune , Maharashtra , India) was an Indian singer, composer and music scholar.

Life

Jitendra Abhisheki came from a priestly family traditionally associated with Shiva's shrine in the Mangeshi Temple. His father Balawantrao aka Bikambhat temple priest. He was also familiar with the practice of kirtana, a traditional, spiritual chant. Jitendra Abhisheki was introduced to the art of singing and the basics of classical Hindustani music from his father. He also learned Sanskrit and Marathi systematically from his father. Girijabai Kelkar (1886–1980) continued to teach him music. In 1949 he passed his school leaving examination and began to study Sanskrit literature. After graduating, he worked for All India Radio in Mumbai . During this time he got to know various musicians and had the opportunity to compose his own compositions for radio broadcasts. To this he took lessons from the Indian singer Ustad Azmat Hussain Khan (1911-1975). He later received a scholarship from the Indian government to study Hindustani classical music. He then studied with Jagannathbuwa Purohit (1904–1968), among others. At the beginning of the 1960s he made his first, now valuable, recordings. In addition to classical music, he also moved in the semi-classical field of traditional pious and music. He was also tutored by Gulubhai Jasdanwala (1888-1937), CR Vyas (1924-2002) and Ramashreya Jha (1928-2009). He was awarded the Padmashri Award and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award . He spent his last years in Pune , where he taught some students. Before his death on November 7, 1998, he suffered from diabetes and kidney failure.

His students included Asha Khadilkar, Ajit Katkade, Devaki Pandit, Shubha Mudgal, Raja Kale, Prabhakar Karekar, Vijay Koparkar and his son Shaunaq Abhisheki.

Works (selection)

Jitendra Abhisheki composed works of various genres. These include works of classical and semiclassical music, pious songs or bhajans , bhav-gheet and lighter music, both in Marathi and Konkani . He composes around a hundred bandishes in various raags . In the 1960s and 1970s he composed the stage music for about twenty-five plays in Marathi, some of which are still performed today with the music of Abhisheki.

meaning

Craig Harris writes on allmusic.com that Jitendra Abhisheki had a revolutionary influence on the development of classical, semiclassical and devotional modern music in India. In addition to fusing traditional ragas with modern compositions, he introduced the modern style to the Marathi Theater.

Recordings

  • Jitendra Abhisheki: Hymns from the Vedas & Upanishads, & Vedic Chants. Performed by Harihar Rao, Jitendra Abhisheki. Published on January 1, 1981 by DELOS with catalog number RS0105

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Jitendra Abhisheki. In: http://jitendraabhisheki.com . Shounak Abhisheki, accessed November 28, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e Jitendra Abhisheki. In: Vijaya Parrikar Library. Rajan P. Parrikar, accessed November 28, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b c Craig Harris: Jitendra Abhisheki | Biography & History | AllMusic. In: allmusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Jitendra Abhisheki. In: http://surgyan.com . Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Abhisheki, Jitendra
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abhisheki, Pandit Jitendra (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian singer, composer and music scholar
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Mangeshi, Goa , India
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 1998
Place of death Pune , Maharashtra , India