Hindustani classical music is a popular form of classical music, which has originated from the northern part of India. There is a significant amount of Persian influence in Hindustani music, in terms of both the instruments and the style of presentation. The prime themes of Hindustani music are romantic love, nature, and devotionals. The instruments that are commonly used in Hindustani music are tabla and stringed tanpura.

There is a rich tradition of Gharanas in classical Hindustani music, which is also called styles. Every gharana has its own distinct features and these schools or Gharanas have their basis in the traditional mode of musical training and education. Some of the main gharanas are the Gwalior Guaraní, Jaipur gharana, Agra gharana, Pataiala gharana etc

The major vocal forms associated with Hindustani classical music are Dhrupad, Khayal, and Tarawa Dhamar, Trivat, Chaiti, Kajari, Tappa, Tap-Khayal, Ashtapadis, Thumri, Dadra, Ghazal and Bhajan etc. Some of the famous Hindustani performers are Vocalists: Faiyaz Khan, Amir Khan, Omkarnath Thakur, Gangubai Hangal, Bhimsen Joshi, Kishori Amonkar, Kumar Gandharva, Gundecha Brothers and Jasraj etc.

Instrumentalists:Allauddin Khan, Brij Narayan, Hafiz Ali Khan, Radhika Mohan Moitra, Timir Baran, Ali Akbar Khan, Buddhadev Das Gupta, Vasant Rai, Sharan Rani, Dhyanesh Khan, Aashish Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan , Mushtaq Ali Khan, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan

If you are looking forward to downloading or listen to Hindustani Classical songs then you can easily do that with the various music sites on the internet. Hindustani Classical songs can be downloaded in various formats like the mp3 as well as other audio formats in which you can listen to or download these songs.

Some of the popular sites for Hindustani classical music are.

1) www.musicindiaonline.com: This web site gives a varied form of classical music from Hindustani classical music to carnatic classical music.

2) http://www.mysticamusic.com : This web site offers you a large collection of Hindustani classical music.

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