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Rhythmic piece in Carnatic music
A Tillana or thillana is a rhythmic piece in
South Indian
Carnatic music that is generally performed at the end of a concert and widely used in
classical indian dance performances. It was popularised by Dr.
M Balamuralikrishna ,
Lalgudi Jayaraman and some other musicians
[1]
[2]
[3] A Tillana uses tala-like phrases in the
pallavi and
anupallavi , and lyrics in the
charanam .
The
thillana is based on the
tarana which was introduced by
Amir Khusrau (1253-1325 CE).
[4]
Popular Compositions
BY
Lalgudi Jayaraman
BY
M. Balamuralikrishna
Brindavani Thillana
Kadanakuthuhalam Thillana
Kunthalavarali Thillana
Garudadhwani Thillana
Jaya Ragamalika Thillana (
Kalyani Raga)
BY OTHER COMPOSERS
References
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"Pure aural feast" . The Hindu . 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012 .
^ Subrahmanyam, Velcheti (2 February 2012).
"Master holds in hypnotic spell" . The Hindu . Retrieved 18 February 2012 .
^ Kumar, Ranee (16 February 2012).
"Resonant repertoire" . The Hindu . Retrieved 18 February 2012 .
^ Singh, Thakur Jai Deva (1975). "Khusrau's Musical Compositions". In Ansari, Zoe (ed.). Life, Times & Works of Amir Khusrau Dehlavi . New Delhi: National Amir Khusrau Society. p. 276.