OF HINDtJ MUSIC. 
11 
EHYTHM AND TIME. 
The Hindus make use of several kinds of rliytlims some of 
wliicli we do not possess. 
Their Talas or measure may be divided into two classes : 
1st, bars divided into equal parts ; 2ud, bars of an unequal 
number of beats. 
Under the 1st division comes: — 
(1) A measure with two beats or accents in the bar, 
similar to our 2/4 time. 
(2) A measure of 4 beats in the bar with a strong 
accent on the 1st beat. 
(3) A measure of 8 beats in the bar, the 1st, 5th, and 
7th beats being strongly accented. 
In the 2ud Division they have : — 
(1) A measure of 3 beats in the bar, the 1st beat alone 
beiug accented. This is like our 3/8 or 3/4 time 
taken quickly. 
(2) A rhythm of 5 beats in the bar, the 1st and 3rd 
beats being strougly accented. It is similar to our 
5/4 time (that is, a combiuatiou of a bar of 2/4 fol- 
lowed by one of 3/4). This rhythm is seldom made 
use of by them. 
(3) A rhythm of 6 beats in the bar, the 1st and 3rd 
beats being strongdy accented. I have placed this 
measure in the 2nd division instead of the 1st, 
because it is not divided like cur 6/4 or 6/8 time 
into two beats; each beat being divided by 3. 
