[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) › c9.43 # The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c9.43 The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c9.43 - **Language:** English ### [c9.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.43) The times employed in Indian music are peculiar; simple times are of most frequent occurrence, mixed times are largely employed; true triple time, curiously enough, is of the rarest; but there is a time, the accentuation of which is upon the first and second beat, which may be said to be a kind of triple time (although in reality a mixed time of 2/4 and C), and is much used for love songs. - [Previous: c9.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.42) - [Next: c9.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.44) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.43) · Pramāṇa