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Akriti (Sanskrit:कृति,lit. 'kṛti') is a form musical composition in theCarnatic music literature. TheSanskrit common nounKriti means 'creation' or 'work'.
A kriti forms the mental backbone of any typical Carnatic music concert and is the longer format of a Carnatic song.
A conventionalkriti typically contain three parts:
Thecharanam usually borrows patterns from theanupallavi. Thecharanam's last line usually contains the composer's signature, ormudra, with which the composer leaves their mark.
Some Kritis have a verse between theanupallavi and thecharaṇam, called thechiṭṭaswara. This verse consists only of notes, and has no words. Otherkrithis, particularly some ofOothukkadu Venkata Kavi andMuthuswami Dikshitar's compositions, are intentionally composed without anannupallavi, where the verse after the pallavi is called thesamashti charanam. Still others have some moresāhityā at the end of thecharaṇam, set inmadhyamakāla (few lines within a song that are sung faster than the rest of it).[1]
There are krithi's, such asThyagaraja'sEnduku Nirdhaya that have noannupallavi but many shortcharanams. Often, the artists take up certain lines of a Krithi forneraval. One of the greatest explorers of the krti form wasOottukkadu Venkata Kavi (1700–1765), who has created numerous varieties within this form, often with innovations in contrasting speeds, gaits (gatis) and lyrical variation (sahitya-sangatis), sectional partitioning and singular blending of rhythmic syllables and lyrics.
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