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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 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).
Popular Compositions
- Kadanakuthuhalam Thillana
- Mohanakalyani Thillana
- Khamas Thillana
- Mand Thillana
- Revathi Thillana
- Dwijavanthi Thillana
- Brindavani Thillana
- Kadanakuthuhalam Thillana
- Kunthalavarali Thillana
- Garudadhwani Thillana
- Jaya Ragamalika Thillana (Kalyani Raga)
BY OTHER COMPOSERS
- Kalinga Narthana Thillana composed by Sri Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi (Ragam: Gambhira Natta)
- Dhanashree Thillana composed by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal and tuned by Lalgudi Jayaraman
- Khamas Thillana composed by Patnam Subramania Iyer (Ragam: Khamas)
- Kaapi Thillana, composed by Ganesh and Kumaresh Rajagopalan
- Basant Bahar Thillana, composed by Maharajapuram Santhanam
- Behag Thillana, composed by Veene Sheshanna
- Behag Thillana, composed by Abhishek Raghuram
- Dwijavanthi Thillana by Bharat Sundar
References
- "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.
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