A Tillana or thillana is a rhythmic piece in
South India
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Carnatic music
Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha.
It is o ...
that is generally performed at the end of a concert and widely used in
classical indian dance
Indian classical dance, or ''Shastriya Nritya'', is an umbrella term for different regionally-specific Indian classical dance traditions, rooted in predominantly Hindu musical theatre performance,, Quote: All of the dances considered to be part ...
performances. It was popularised by Dr.
M Balamuralikrishna,
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman (17 September 1930 – 22 April 2013) was an Indian Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer. He is commonly grouped with M.S. Gopalakrishnan and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin trinity of Carnatic mu ...
and some other musicians A Tillana uses tala-like phrases in the
pallavi
A pallavi is a refrain in carnatic music, commonly associated with South India. It is the first part of any formal composition ( Krithi) which has three segments – Pallavi, Anupallavi and Charanam (which can be one or more). Pallavi is usuall ...
and
anupallavi, and lyrics in the
charanam
Charanam (meaning ''foot'') in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music) is usually the end section of a composition which is sung after the anupallavi.
There may be multiple ''charanams'' in a composition which make up different stanzas, ...
.
The ''
thillana
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, M Balamuralikrish ...
'' is based on the
tarana
''Tarana'' is a type of composition in Hindustani classical music, Hindustani classical vocal music in which certain words (e.g. "odani", "todani", "tadeem" and "yalali") based on Persian language, Persian and Arabic language, Arabic phonemes are ...
which was introduced by
Amir Khusrau
Abu'l Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau (1253 – 1325 AD), better known as Amīr Khusrau, sometimes spelled as, Amir Khusrow or Amir Khusro, was an Indo-Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet and scholar, who lived during the period of the Delhi Sult ...
(1253-1325 CE).
Popular Compositions
BY
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman (17 September 1930 – 22 April 2013) was an Indian Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer. He is commonly grouped with M.S. Gopalakrishnan and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin trinity of Carnatic mu ...
* Kadanakuthuhalam Thillana
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Mohanakalyani
Mohanakalyani is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''janya'' rāgam (derived scale) from the 65th '' melakarta'' scale Mechakalyani. It is a ''janya'' scale, as it does not have all the seven ' ...
Thillana
*
Khamas Thillana
* Mand Thillana
* Revathi Thillana
*
Dwijavanthi Thillana
BY
M. Balamuralikrishna
* Brindavani Thillana
*
Kathanakuthuhalam Thillana
* Kuntalavarali Thillana
*
Garudadhwani Thillana
* Thaya
Ragamalika
Ragamalika, literally a garland of ragas, is a popular form of composition in Carnatic music where different segments of the composition are set to different ragas. It is also known as ''Raga Kadambakam,'' and forms parallel to the composition form ...
Thillana (
Kalyani Raga)
BY OTHER COMPOSERS
* Kalinga Narthana Thillana(Ragam:
Gambhira Natta),
Surutti Thillana,
Sindhu Bhairavi Thillana and Puraneermai
Pann Thilanna composed by Sri
Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi
Oothukkaadu Venkata Kavi (-1765) or Oottukkaadu Venkata Subramanyar was one of the pioneering composers in Indian classical Carnatic music. He lived in South India in the present-day state of Tamil Nadu. Also known by the name Oothukkaadu V ...
*
Dhanashree
Dhanasree is a raga. It prominently appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Guru Granth Sahib.
Raga Dhanashree appears in the Ragmala as a ragini of Malkauns and currently is a member of the Kafi thaat. It closely ...
Thillana composed by
Maharaja Swathi Thirunal and tuned by
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman (17 September 1930 – 22 April 2013) was an Indian Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer. He is commonly grouped with M.S. Gopalakrishnan and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin trinity of Carnatic mu ...
and
Bhupalam Thillana composed by
Maharaja Swathi Thirunal
*
Khamas Thillana composed by
Patnam Subramania Iyer
Patnam Subramania Iyer (1845 – July 31, 1902) was a composer and singer of Carnatic music. Subramaniya Iyer followed the traditions of the great composer Tyagaraja. He has left behind almost one hundred compositions.
Subramaniya Iyer was bor ...
*
Kaapi
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Thillana, composed by
Ganesh and Kumaresh Rajagopalan
*
Basant Bahar Thillana, composed by
Maharajapuram Santhanam
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Behag Thillana, composed by
Veene Sheshanna
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Behag Thillana, composed by
Abhishek Raghuram
*
Dwijavanthi Thillana by Bharat Sundar
References
Carnatic music terminology
Elements of a Bharatanatyam performance
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