Improvisation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From French improvisation.

Full definition of improvisation

Noun

1. The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ.
2. That which is improvised; an impromptu.
3. Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
4. 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, 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.