[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891) › c6.86 # The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c6.86 The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c6.86 - **Language:** English ### [c6.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c6.86) ¹⁸ The Sangíta Darpana gives a totally different meaning to murchana, describing the murchanas as the permutations produced by a method somewhat like change ringing; the number of murchanas being the continued product of the number of notes employed. Hence, from a grâma of seven tones we get 5,040 different murchanas. The method of producing these permutations is called “ Kundameru” by native musicians. - [Previous: c6.85](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c6.85) - [Next: c6.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c6.87) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c6.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c6.86) · Pramāṇa