[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) › c7.4 # The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c7.4 The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c7.4 - **Language:** English ### [c7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c7.4) The notes employed in Indian music are expressed by the following characters¹ (termed, when sounded, svâras). These characters are repeated as often as is necessary, should more notes be required to complete a passage. No stave, as in the European system, is necessary, the characters being written in one line only. - [Previous: c7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c7.3) - [Next: c7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c7.5) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c7.4) · Pramāṇa