[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative) › c5.43 # A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c5.43 A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c5.43 - **Language:** English ### [c5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c5.43) Translation.—Shuddha sampurna mela has only one form. With one note omitted the 'mela' assumes six forms. With two notes omitted, it has fifteen varieties or forms. - [Previous: c5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c5.42) - [Next: c5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c5.44) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c5.43) · Pramāṇa