Tilwada

Tilwada or tilwara (Hindi: तिलवाडा, tilvāḍā) (Punjabi: ਤਿਲਵਾੜਾ, tilvāḍā) is a tala of Hindustani music. Like tintaal, tilwada tala also has 16 beats. Tilwada is often used in Kheyal.

Arrangement

Cyclical series of equally periodical beats consisted of recurring claps and waves:

or counted out as:

Theka

This tala has the following arrangement:

Taal signsX203
Maatra12345678910111213141516
BolsDhaTiRiKaTaDhinDhinDhaDhaTinTinTaTiRiKaTaDhinDhinDhaDhaDhinDhin
Clap/WaveClap234Clap234Wave234Clap234

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tilwada (or Tilwara)". chandrakantha.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Babanarāva Haḷadaṇakara (2001). Aesthetics of Agra and Jaipur Traditions. Popular Prakashan. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-81-7154-685-5. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ↑ 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.