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Tilwada

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Tilwada or Tilwara (Hindi: तिलवाडा, tilvāḍā ?) is a tala of Hindustani music. Like Tintaal, Tilwada tala also has 16 beats. Tilwada is often used in Kheyal.

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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:

    References

    Tilwada Wikipedia
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