Tilwada Explained

Tilwada or tilwara is a tala of Hindustani music.^[1] Like tintaal, tilwada tala also has 16 beats.^{[2] [3]} Tilwada is often used in Kheyal.

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:

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tilwada (or Tilwara). chandrakantha.com/. 2 July 2012.
2. Book: Babanarāva Haḷadaṇakara. Aesthetics of Agra and Jaipur Traditions. 3 July 2012. 2001. Popular Prakashan. 978-81-7154-685-5. 96–.
3. Book: Elizabeth May. Musics of Many Cultures: An Introduction. registration. 3 July 2012. 23 March 1983. University of California Press. 978-0-520-04778-5. 89–.