[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) › c5.46 # A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c5.46 A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c5.46 - **Language:** English ### [c5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c5.46) We shall now briefly consider the function of the 'Murchhana' which seems to have played an important part in the production of the Raga. Ancient writers define Murchhana as follows :— - [Previous: c5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c5.45) - [Next: c5.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c5.47) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c5.46) · Pramāṇa