- the act of improvising
- something improvised
An example of improvisation is a set of actors performing without a script.
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improvisation

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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
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(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
From French improvisation.
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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.
- Ideally, any children's dance class will include several exercises that are repeated at every class, as well as some moments for improvisation or for creative dance interpretation.
- 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.
WORDS NEAR improvisation IN THE DICTIONARY
- improvisation
- improvisate
- improvisated
- improvisates