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Tilwada

Taal in Hindustani Classical Music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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

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

This tala has the following arrangement:[1]

Taal signsX203
Maatra12345678910111213141516
BolsDhaTiRiKaTaDhinDhinDhaDhaTinTinTaTiRiKaTaDhinDhinDhaDhaDhinDhin
Clap/WaveClap234Clap234Wave234Clap234

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