Tilwada

Tilwada or tilwara (Hindi: तिलवाडा, tilvāḍā) (Punjabi: ਤਿਲਵਾੜਾ, tilvāḍā) is a tala of Hindustani music.¹ Like tintaal, tilwada tala also has 16 beats.²³ Tilwada is often used in Kheyal.¹

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: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

References

"Tilwada (or Tilwara)". chandrakantha.com/. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
Babanarāva Haḷadaṇakara (2001). Aesthetics of Agra and Jaipur Traditions. Popular Prakashan. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-81-7154-685-5. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
Elizabeth May (23 March 1983). Musics of Many Cultures: An Introduction. University of California Press. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-0-520-04778-5. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[Tilwada_(or_Tilwara)_CK-1] "Tilwada (or Tilwara)". chandrakantha.com/. Retrieved 27 June 2025.

[Haḷadaṇakara2001-2] Babanarāva Haḷadaṇakara (2001). Aesthetics of Agra and Jaipur Traditions. Popular Prakashan. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-81-7154-685-5. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[May1983-3] Elizabeth May (23 March 1983). Musics of Many Cultures: An Introduction. University of California Press. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-0-520-04778-5. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

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