[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) › c9.44 # The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c9.44 The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c9.44 - **Language:** English ### [c9.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.44) The \*tempo\* in which the various melodies are sung is sometimes irregular, and from being exact sometimes changes into a recitative or \*ad libitum\* in the middle of a song. The peculiarities in the working out of the motives are striking, and the employment of rests of short duration is noticeable. - [Previous: c9.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.43) - [Next: c9.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.45) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c9.44) · Pramāṇa