OF HINDU MUSIC. 
13 
Tliere is an example of tliis measure in the following tune 
called Hindoostani Trapi" 
Witli 7 beats in the bar 
Beats 12 345671234 5 671234567 
^^^^ 
r IvJTJfr J 
3 Accents. 
1 2 3 
i 
6 7 
WitL. beats in the bar 
2 Accents'^ 
In No. 5 of Hindu Melodies, I hare given this melody- 
reduced to 2/4 for facility of execution, by taking the 1st 
three notes a,s a triplet and commencing on the second half 
of the bar thus : 
The music seems to run smoother in this way and it makes 
a very slight difference in the time, though with 7 beats in 
the bar it gives the tune a peculiarly original character. 
NOTATION. 
The Hindn system of Notation is as yet in a very imper- 
fect and -incomplc- ^ .,( e. The seven principal sounds in 
the scale are repre;,- J by the Sanscrit letters. 
