improvisation

Nobody expects the president to write his own speeches, even if nowadays we can count on plenty of improvisation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Ms. Loughridge, a professor of music at Northeastern University, has written extensively about the interaction of music and technology; Mr. Matteson, a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, specializes in improvisation and sound technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Messi's genius has always been rooted in improvisation.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

From there, a cook either proceeds with furious off-the-cuff improvisation or arranges their mise en place and serenely moves through each step as instructed or based on their knowledge.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

They were better suited to improvisation, for they had been invented for just this purpose—to pass the hours in creative fun when the weather closed in.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

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

She would whisper in her Uncle Marcos’s ear, and he in turn would transmit the message to the client, along with any improvisations of his own that he thought pertinent.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende