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{{Short description|Indian harmonium player (1922–2009)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Appa Jalgaonkar
| other_names = Appasaheb Jalgaonkar
| birth_name = Sakharam Prabhakar Jalgaonkar
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|1|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jalna district]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Maharashtra, India]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|9|16|1922|1|1|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Pune, Maharashtra]], India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = [[Harmonium]] player
| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
}}

'''Sakharam Prabhakar Jalgaonkar''' (1 January 1922 – 16 September 2009), popularly known as '''Appa Jalgaonkar''' or '''Appasaheb Jalgaonkar''',<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Joshirao |first=Swarali |date=22 February 2022 |title=Making the harmonium go solo: An artiste’s efforts to elevate the humble musical instrument |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/harmonium-artist-maharashtra-santosh-ghante-7785425/ |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> was an eminent Indian [[harmonium]] player from the state of [[Maharashtra]]. Born in 1922 and adopted when he was two years old, he started to learn singing but had to stop due to [[voice change]] with the onset of [[puberty]] and later shifted to learn harmonium. Often regarded as a pioneer in bringing upon high respect for the art of harmonium play, he [[Accompaniment|accompanied]] several renowned [[Hindustani classical singer|Hindustani classical singers]], [[tabla]] artistes and dancers in their performances.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=17 September 2009 |title=Harmonium maestro Appa Jalgaonkar dead |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/harmonium-maestro-appa-jalgaonkar-dead/517983/0 |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> He received [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in Harmonium category – a category in which the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] felicitates rarely. Following [[paralysis]] attack in late 1990s, he died in 2009.

== Early life and education ==
Born in an agricultural family in Jalgaon village in present-day [[Jalna district]], Maharashtra (then in [[Bombay Presidency]] in [[British India]]), Jalgaonkar was adopted when he was two years old. He did his [[primary schooling]] until fifth-standard in [[Jalna, Maharashtra|Jalna]]. [[Secondary schooling]] was imparted in Urdu in Jalna at that time which his adopted father disapproved of and discontinued Jalgaonkar's education.<ref name=":0" />

== Foray into arts ==
Following his exit from formal education, Jalgaonkar forayed into arts upon his adoptive father's insistence. He began taking lessons in singing in [[Dhrupad]]-[[Dhamar (music)|Dhamar]] styles from classical [[vocalist]] Balkrushnabuva Chikhalikar. Upon attaining [[puberty]], his [[Voice change|voice started breaking]] thus ending his possibility of becoming a vocalist.<ref name=":0" /> He later started learning to play harmonium.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=17 September 2009 |title=Appa Jalgaonkar no more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/appa-jalgaonkar-no-more/articleshow/5020330.cms |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Accompaniment ==
[[File:Bhimsen Joshi live performance in 1960.mp3|thumb|Recording of Jalgaonkar accompanying [[Bhimsen Joshi]] in {{Circa|1960}}]]
In 1947, Jalgaonkar moved to [[Pune]], along with [[Kirtan]] artiste Mathutai Phadke, where he met [[tabla]] artiste Joshi{{Clarify|reason=Who is this?|date=January 2023}} and started [[accompanying]] him in his performances. He was introduced to singer [[Manik Varma]] by Joshi. Apart from Varma, he accompanied several eminent [[Hindustani classical singer|Hindustani classical singers]] some of whom include [[Amir Khan (singer)|Aamir Khan]], [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Bhimsen Joshi]], [[Gangubai Hangal]], [[Hirabai Barodekar]], [[Jasraj]], [[Kishori Amonkar]], [[Kumar Gandharva]], [[Mukul Shivputra]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pradhan |first=Aneesh |date=6 October 2018 |title=Listen: Three master Hindustani vocalists demonstrate the stunning range of Rupak taal |url=https://scroll.in/article/897213/listen-three-master-hindustani-vocalists-demonstrate-the-stunning-range-of-rupak-taal |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref> [[Roshan Ara Begum]], and [[Vasantrao Deshpande]]. Renowned tabla artistes whom he accompanied include [[Ahmed Jan Thirakwa]], [[Alla Rakha]], [[Kishan Maharaj]], [[Ravindra Yavagal]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=C. S. Sarvamangala |date=20 December 2019 |title=Yavagal: Tabla maestro at 60 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/yavagal-tabla-maestro-at-60-787330.html |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Samta Prasad]], and [[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]]. Among dancers, he accompanied [[Birju Maharaj]] and [[Rohini Bhate]]. In 1970s, he started giving [[Solo (music)|solo performances]].<ref name=":0" />

== Reception ==
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| quote = "Appa gives the most melodious and graceful harmonium recitals. There is no equal to his grace and clarity[.]"
| author =  – [[Sitar]] artiste [[Ravi Shankar]] about Jalgaonkar<ref name=":0" />
| width = 30%
}}

Jalgaonkar's command over ''laya'' (tempo) and [[Tala (music)|''tala'']] (rhythmic clapping or tapping one's hand on one's arm to measure musical time)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Monier-Williams |first=Monier |url=http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/mw/0400/mw__0477.html |title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1899 |location=London |pages=444 |author-link=Monier Monier-Williams}}</ref>{{ISBN missing|date=January 2023}}<ref>{{cite book |last=Randel |first=Don Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=02rFSecPhEsC |title=The Harvard Dictionary of Music |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-674-01163-2 |edition=4th |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |pages=816 |author-link=Don Michael Randel}}</ref> was often praised by his peers during [[Mehfil|''mehfils'']] (venues for recreational activities including singing and dancing).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ranade |first=Ashok Damodar |title=Music Contexts: A Concise Dictionary of Hindustani Music |publisher=Bibliophile South Asia |year=2006 |isbn=9788185002637 |pages=29 |author-link=Ashok Damodar Ranade}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> {{Interlanguage link|Shrikant Deshpande (singer)|lt=Shrikant Deshpande|mr|श्रीकांत देशपांडे}}, a renowned [[Hindustani music]] vocalist of [[Kirana gharana]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2011 |title=Days after Bhimsen, disciple passes away |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/days-after-bhimsen-disciple-passes-away/743726/ |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> noted, "[Jalgaonkar] was not just an accomplished accompanist but also well-versed with various facets of music. He knew in detail about each and every raga. Also he was equally well-versed as an accompanist across different genres of musicbe it classical, thumris or even ghazals[.]"<ref name=":2" />

== Teaching ==
Jalgaonkar taught harmonium. [[Santosh Ghante]] is his disciple.<ref name=":1" />

== Awards ==
Jalgaonkar was conferred with [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], India's highest civilian award in the field of arts,<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 July 2019 |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Award to UoH professor |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/sangeet-natak-akademi-award-to-uoh-professor/article28614913.ece |access-date=2 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> in 2000<ref name=":2" /> by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] overseen by the [[Government of India]] in Harmonium category – a category in which the artistes were awarded rarely by the Akademi.<ref name=":0" />

== Later life ==
Jalgaonkar's health started deteriorating following [[paralysis]] in mid-to-late 1990s.{{When|date=January 2023}} Around the same time,{{When|date=January 2023}} his wife, Leela, died. On 16 September 2009, he died in Pune.<ref name=":0" />

== Legacy ==
In memory of Jalgaonkar, Ganvardhan, a community that promotes [[Indian classical music]] and [[Indian classical dance|dance]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2003 |title=Jasraj, Chaurasia to talk ragas |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/jasraj-chaurasia-to-talk-ragas/articleshow/83457.cms |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> setup an award "Appasaheb Jalgaonkar Smruti Samvadini Wadan Puraskar" and doles out {{INRConvert|5000|lk=on}} in cash and an honourary citation to artists.<ref>{{Cite web |editor-last=Kharade |editor-first=Pallavi |title=Harmonium player Kulkarni gets Appasaheb Jalgaonkar award |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-harmonium-player-kulkarni-gets-appasaheb-jalgaonkar-award-1498586 |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=[[DNA India]] |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://search.library.wisc.edu/search/system/author?q=%22Jalgaonkar%2C+Appa%22 Catalogue of sound recordings] of Appa Jalgaonkar at [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]'s Library

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[[Category:1922 births]]
[[Category:2009 deaths]]
[[Category:Harmonium players]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male musicians]]
[[Category:People from Jalna district]]
[[Category:Musicians from Pune]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]

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