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improvisation

[im-prov-uh-zey-shuhn, im-pruh-vuh-] / ɪmˌprɒv əˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌɪm prə və- /


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Messi's genius has always been rooted in improvisation.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

That’s still my favorite kind of recipe: one that knows exactly what it is while leaving plenty of room for improvisation.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

He didn’t win, but he proved himself again the master of improvisation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 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

This is because the Greek musical tradition, like all the musical traditions of the Ancient World, was one of improvisation.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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

When DiCaprio cut loose with long improvisations, like when his character, a burnout revolutionary, argues on the phone with headquarters, the crew played it safe by capturing his takes with a conventional film camera.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

"We do all sorts of exercises to establish the family routines and the traditions. We do improvisations based on, 'What's Sunday dinner like?'"

From BBC Dec. 19, 2024

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

Then slowly build up from shorter 4-beat improvisations to 8-beat ones.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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