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ATillana orthillana is a rhythmic piece inSouth Indiancarnatic music that is generally performed at the end of a concert and widely used inclassical Indian dance performances. It was popularised byM Balamuralikrishna,Lalgudi Jayaraman and some other musicians[1][2][3] A Tillana uses tala-like phrases in thepallavi andanupallavi, and lyrics in thecharanam.
Thethillana is based on thetarana which was introduced byAmir Khusrau (1253-1325 CE).[4]
By other composers:
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