Thillana

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Carnatic Music
Concepts

SrutiSwaraRagaTalaMelakarta

Compositions

VarnamKritiGeethamSwarajatiRagam Thanam PallaviThillana

Instruments

VeenaMridangamGhatamMorsingKanjiraPullankuzhalViolinTambura

Composers

List of Carnatic composers

Thillana (also called tillana) is a rhythmic piece in Carnatic music, based on the Hindustani tarana, generally performed at the end of a concert and widely used in dance performances. A thillana uses taal-like phrases in the pallavi and anupallavi, and lyrics in the charanam.