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A kriti (Sanskrit: कृति, lit. 'kṛti') is a form musical composition in the Carnatic music literature. The Sanskrit common noun Kriti 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.
This is a list of Carnatic instrumentalists: musicians famous for playing the carnatic music of South India. Musicians are listed by the instrument they have played. Musicians are listed by the instrument they have played.
Geetam, (Sanskrit: गीतम्; gītaṃ) the simplest music form in Carnatic music, was created by Purandara Dasa in order to introduce talas with sāhityaṃ (lyrics). Gītaṃ literally means "song" in Sanskrit.
Varnam is a type of composition which is suited for vocal exercises of a wide variety of Carnatic music aspects, including slow and fast tempo of singing, both lyrics and swarams. It is the most complex of vocal exercises. In modern carnatic concerts, it is usually sung as a first song and is supposed to help warm-up.
Raaga Series – Raagam Thodi is a Carnatic classical music album, a garland kritis presented by Dr. K. J. Yesudas. Album begins with the kriti Swami Unnai, followed by a Muthuswami Dikshitar composition Mahaganapathim. Yesudas decorates this kriti with Kalpanaswarams and gamakas.
Endaro Mahanubhavulu was composed by Tyagaraja after an encounter with Govinda Marar, a highly skilled musician from Travancore (modern-day Kerala, India).One of Govinda's greatest musical feats was that he could effortlessly sing a pallavi in six kalas.
As early as the 14th century, Narahari Teertha offered the first model of the pada, which was adopted and developed by extensive experimentation by successive Haridasa composers. This became the prototype of the most important musical form of Carnatic music, the Kriti while retaining its original form as devaranama.
Composed only lyrics. Music is set by a few contemporary musicians; Suguna Purushothaman (1941–2015) Composed navagraha krithis in Tamil; T. V. Gopalakrishnan (b. 1932) T. R. Subramaniam (1929–2013) R. Ramachandran Nair (Thulasivanam - b. 1939) Composed only lyrics. Music is set by a few contemporary musicians; Sundaranarayana (1938-2013)