improvisation
See also: Improvisation
English
editEtymology
editFrom French improvisation. Morphologically improvise + -ation
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˌpɹɑvəˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌɪm-/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editimprovisation (countable and uncountable, plural improvisations)
- The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
- He played a quick improvisation on the keyboard.
- That which is improvised; an impromptu.
- Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
- The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
- 2012 September 15, Amy Lawrence, “Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton”, in the Guardian[1]:
- The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editact or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
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that which is improvised; an impromptu
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musical technique, characteristic of blues music
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French
editEtymology
editFrom improviser + -ation.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editimprovisation f (plural improvisations)
- improvisation (all meanings)
Further reading
edit- “improvisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
editNoun
editimprovisation c
- improvisation (all meanings)
Declension
editDeclension of improvisation | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | improvisation | improvisationen | improvisationer | improvisationerna |
Genitive | improvisations | improvisationens | improvisationers | improvisationernas |
Related terms
edit- improvisera (“improvise”)
References
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