tillana

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Tillana is a lively, rhythm-focused concluding piece in Indian classical dance and music, especially prominent in Bharatanatyam performances.

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tillana canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dance piece ⓘ
item in Indian classical performance ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
emphasizes nritta (pure dance) ⓘ
focusesOn complex rhythmic patterns ⓘ
hasCharacteristic lively ⓘ
rhythm-focused ⓘ
hasComponent sahitya (lyrical text) ⓘ
sollukattu (rhythmic syllables) ⓘ
hasOrigin Indian classical tradition ⓘ
hasSection anupallavi ⓘ
charanam ⓘ
pallavi ⓘ
isAccompaniedBy Carnatic percussion ⓘ
mridangam ⓘ
violin ⓘ
vocal music ⓘ
isCommonIn Bharatanatyam repertoire ⓘ
Kuchipudi repertoire ⓘ
Odissi repertoire ⓘ
isComposedIn various Carnatic ragas ⓘ
isOftenPerformedAs final dance number in Bharatanatyam recitals ⓘ
isPerformedBy group ensembles ⓘ
solo dancers ⓘ
isProminentIn Bharatanatyam ⓘ
Carnatic music ⓘ
isRelatedTo Tarana in Hindustani music ⓘ
isSometimesSpelled Thillana ⓘ
isTaughtIn Bharatanatyam training curricula ⓘ
Carnatic music training ⓘ
isUsedIn Indian classical dance ⓘ
Indian classical music ⓘ
isUsedToShowcase a dancer's footwork ⓘ
a dancer's rhythmic precision ⓘ
a dancer's stamina ⓘ
a musician's command over laya (rhythm) ⓘ
languageOftenUsed Hindi ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
Telugu ⓘ
performanceFunction joyful conclusion to a recital ⓘ
requires strong sense of tala (rhythmic cycle) ⓘ
tempo generally fast ⓘ
typicalPositionInRecital concluding piece ⓘ

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Bharatanatyam → hasComponent → tillana ⓘ