improvisation

Noun

Meaning

The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

extemporization impromptu spontaneity ad lib extemporisation temporary expedient dodge fantasia rhapsody broadway construction cascade cadenza capriccio device
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Antonyms

biography rumination strategy flow chart course of action projet
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Hypernyms

performance creation expedient

Phrases with the word

desperate improvisation musical improvisation

Examples

There's nothing that makes you so aware of the improvisation of human existence as a song unfinished. Or an old address book. Carson McCullers

Legislation is a matter of more or less intelligent improvisation aiming at palliating conditions by means of patchwork policies. John Dewey

Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty now, direct the Jazz Ensemble and teach improvisation classes. Chuck Mangione

Improvisation is a compositional method. Evan Parker

Certain kinds of speed, flow, intensity, density of attacks, density of interaction... Music that concentrates on those qualities is, I think, easier achieved by free improvisation between people sharing a common attitude, a common language. Evan Parker

I always had a knack for improvisation. I can write down the notes I play, but never really had a proper academic musical background. I suppose I'm blessed and cursed by the fact I have that freedom. Anthony Hopkins

Close letter words and terms

improvingly improvisable improvisate improvisational improvisational acting improvisational comedy