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<p>Started the post w/ sources</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Carnatic musical composition}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{More references needed|date=November 2023}}<br /> {{Carnatic}}<br /> <br /> A &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kriti&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{Langx|sa|कृति|lit=kṛti}}) is a form of musical composition in the [[Carnatic music]] literature. The [[Sanskrit]] common noun &#039;&#039;Kriti&#039;&#039; means &#039;creation&#039; or &#039;work&#039;.<br /> <br /> A kriti forms the mental backbone of any typical Carnatic music concert and is the longer format of a Carnatic song.<br /> <br /> ==Structure==<br /> A conventional &#039;&#039;kriti&#039;&#039; typically contain three parts:<br /> #&#039;&#039;[[Pallavi]]&#039;&#039;, the equivalent of a [[refrain]] in Western music<br /> #&#039;&#039;[[Anupallavi (music)|Anupallavi]]&#039;&#039;, the second verse, which is sometimes optional<br /> #&#039;&#039;[[Charanam]]&#039;&#039;, the final (and longest) verse that wraps up the song<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;charanam&#039;&#039; usually borrows patterns from the &#039;&#039;anupallavi&#039;&#039;. The &#039;&#039;charanam&#039;s&#039;&#039; last line usually contains the composer&#039;s signature, or &#039;&#039;[[mudra (music)|mudra]]&#039;&#039;, with which the composer leaves their mark.<br /> <br /> ==Variations==<br /> Some Kritis have a verse between the &#039;&#039;anupallavi&#039;&#039; and the &#039;&#039;{{IAST|charaṇam}}&#039;&#039;, called the &#039;&#039;[[Chitta swara|{{IAST|chiṭṭaswara}}]]&#039;&#039;. This verse consists only of notes, and has no words. Other &#039;&#039;krithis&#039;&#039;, particularly some of [[Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi]] and [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]&#039;s compositions, are intentionally composed without an &#039;&#039;annupallavi&#039;&#039;, where the verse after the pallavi is called the &#039;&#039;samashti charanam&#039;&#039;. Still others have some more &#039;&#039;sāhityā&#039;&#039; at the end of the &#039;&#039;{{IAST|charaṇam}}&#039;&#039;, set in &#039;&#039;madhyamakāla&#039;&#039; (few lines within a song that are sung faster than the rest of it).&lt;ref&gt;[http://aboutindianmusic.blogspot.com/p/carnatic-music-trinity.html About Indian Music]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> There are krithi&#039;s, such as [[Thyagaraja]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Enduku Nirdhaya&#039;&#039; that have no &#039;&#039;annupallavi&#039;&#039; but many short &#039;&#039;charanams&#039;&#039;. Often, the artists take up certain lines of a Krithi for &#039;&#039;[[neraval]]&#039;&#039;. One of the greatest explorers of the krti form was [[Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi]] (1700–1765), who has created numerous varieties within this form, often with innovations in contrasting speeds, gaits (&#039;&#039;gatis&#039;&#039;) and lyrical variation (&#039;&#039;sahitya-sangatis&#039;&#039;), sectional partitioning and singular blending of rhythmic syllables and lyrics.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Portal|India|Music}}<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.shivkumar.org/music/index.html Sivakumar Carnatic Music Archive Kriti collection]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Carnatic music]]<br /> [[Category:Carnatic music terminology]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Carnatic-music-stub}}</div>

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