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improvisation

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


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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

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

Nearby, an 80-year-old woman named Chunubadi sat beside a repaired table fan held together with string and improvisation.

From BBC Jun. 1, 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

I had just one script and I’d never manage improvisation now.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

But on “Shards” the trio has heightened its musicality: There are references to dance styles; the track “Barbershop” would fit perfectly onto a house-music playlist; and the improvisations emerge more naturally in the mix.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

With interlocking rhythms and remarkable improvisations, the EP captivates.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 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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