Tillana

Carnatic music
Concepts
Åšruti Svara RÄga TÄá¸·a MÄ“á¸·akarta Asaá¹ƒpÅ«rá¹‡a MÄ“á¸·akarta
Compositions
GÄ«taá¹ƒ Svarajati Vará¹‡aá¹ƒ Kriti RÄgaá¹ƒ TÄnaá¹ƒ Pallavi Tillana
Instruments
Melody Vocals Sarasvati VÄ«á¹‡a Veá¹‡u Violin Gottuvadhyam (Citra VÄ«á¹‡a) NÄda Svaraá¹ƒ Mandolin Jal tarang Rhythm MrÌ¥daá¹…gaá¹ƒ Ghatam Morsing Kanjira Thavil Drone Tanpura Shruti box
Composers Glossary

A Tillana or thillana is a rhythmic piece in Carnatic music that is generally performed at the end of a concert and widely used in dance performances.^[1]^[2]^[3] A Tillana uses tala-like phrases in the pallavi and anupallavi, and lyrics in the charanam.

References

â†‘ "Pure aural feast". The Hindu. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
â†‘ Subrahmanyam, Velcheti (2 February 2012). "Master holds in hypnotic spell". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
â†‘ Kumar, Ranee (16 February 2012). "Resonant repertoire". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 February 2012.

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