Describe the relationship of song text to Carnatic compositions. What is the kriti?

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• "All compositions in Carnatic music are songs, melodies with words, passed through the years by oral tradition.
• "The kriti (composition) is the major song form of Carnatic music performance."

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A(n) ________ is an introductory section to an opera or oratorio.

A. aria B. chorus C. overture D. recitative

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The Cistercian monk who criticized the rich outfitting of non-Cistercian churches and sculptural adornments of monastic cloisters was ____

a. William of Normandy b. Richard the Lionhearted c. Bernard of Clairvaux d. Gislebertus

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