Tilwada or tilwara (Hindi: तिलवाडा, tilvāḍā) is a tala of Hindustani music.[1] Like tintaal, tilwada tala also has 16 beats.[2][3] Tilwada is often used in Kheyal.[1]
Cyclical series of equally periodical beats consisted of recurring claps and waves:
or counted out as:
This tala has the following arrangement:[1]
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 |