Tilwada
Tilwada or tilwara (Hindi: तिलवाडा, tilvāḍā) (Punjabi: ਤਿਲਵਾੜਾ, tilvāḍā) is a tala of Hindustani music.[1] Like tintaal, tilwada tala also has 16 beats.[2][3] Tilwada is often used in Kheyal.[1]
Arrangement
[edit]Cyclical series of equally periodical beats consisted of recurring claps and waves:
- clap, 2, 3, 4, clap, 2, 3, 4, wave, 2, 3, 4, clap, 2, 3, 4
or counted out as:
- clap, 2, 3, 4, clap, 6, 7, 8, wave, 10, 11, 12, clap 14, 15, 16
Theka
[edit]This tala has the following arrangement:[1]
| Taal signs | X | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Maatra | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Bols | Dha | TiRiKaTa | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Tin | Tin | Ta | TiRiKaTa | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Dhin | Dhin |
| Clap/Wave | Clap | 2 | 3 | 4 | Clap | 2 | 3 | 4 | Wave | 2 | 3 | 4 | Clap | 2 | 3 | 4 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Tilwada (or Tilwara)". chandrakantha.com/. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ Babanarāva Haḷadaṇakara (2001). Aesthetics of Agra and Jaipur Traditions. Popular Prakashan. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-81-7154-685-5. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ Elizabeth May (23 March 1983). Musics of Many Cultures: An Introduction. University of California Press. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-0-520-04778-5. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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