improvisation
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After all, the two traditions share common qualities: a focus on improvisation; a practice of making complex and odd-metered rhythms sound easeful and organic; and the patience to let themes and forms unfold gradually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Messi's genius has always been rooted in improvisation.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
And, on any given night, he didn’t hesitate to expand an improvisation to startling lengths, finding new ideas well beyond the imaginative limits of most jazz players.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Saturday is more of a project — windows open, music on, a little more improvisation.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Nonetheless, visitors to Andean history note certain ways of doing things that recur in ways striking to the outsider, sometimes in one variant, sometimes in another, like the themes in a jazz improvisation.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Listen closely through the web of startling improvisations on Mr. Sorey’s version of “Effi,” and you can hear Mr. Allen playing traces of Merritt’s alluring bass grooves from the original.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
With interlocking rhythms and remarkable improvisations, the EP captivates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Slattery was known and loved for his quick-witted improvisations on the popular Channel 4 show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, from 1988 onwards.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
Perttu Kesäniemi and Mikko Ojanen recorded the artists' vocal and instrumental improvisations at the University of Helsinki Music Research Laboratory, and digitally added the acoustics of selected sites to them.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
For even more possibilities, try a web search for "exotic scales"; or try inventing your own scales and using them in compositions and improvisations.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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