- the act of improvising
- something improvised
noun
The definition of improvisation is the act of coming up with something on the spot.
An example of improvisation is a set of actors performing without a script.
YourDictionary definition and usage example. Copyright © 2018 by LoveToKnow Corp
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"improvisation." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 11 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Improvisation>.
APA Style
improvisation. (n.d.). Retrieved December 11th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Improvisation
improvisation
Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"improvisation." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 11 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Improvisation>.
APA Style
improvisation. (n.d.). Retrieved December 11th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Improvisation
improvisation
noun
- The act or art of improvising.
- Something improvised, such as a musical passage or comedic skit.
Related Forms:
- im·prov′i·sa′tion·al
adjective
- im·prov′i·sa′tion·al·ly
adverb
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"improvisation." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 11 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Improvisation>.
APA Style
improvisation. (n.d.). Retrieved December 11th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Improvisation
Noun
(plural improvisations)
- The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ.
- That which is improvised; an impromptu.
- Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
- The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
Origin
From French improvisation.
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"improvisation." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 11 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Improvisation>.
APA Style
improvisation. (n.d.). Retrieved December 11th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Improvisation
Sentence Examples
- Hit albums such as The Allman Brothers Band, At Fillmore East and Eat a Peach offer guitarists a meaty collection of songs that are heavy on the guitar and heavy on improvisation.
- Others focused more on the line dance aspects, coming up with long series of steps to be memorized and performed with a minimum of improvisation or personal style.
- Studying the blistering pace of bluegrass picking also improves improvisation in a concert-style setting no matter which type of music is on the agenda.
- Choreographed hip hop loses the vital elements of originality and improvisation that were so important to the development of the dance as well.
- The artist teaches basic chords and correct fingering, but he's also quite enthusiastic about his craft, and encourages improvisation.
» more...
Words near improvisation in the dictionary
- improvisation
- improvisate
- improvisated
- improvisates