improvisation

improvisation
improvisation (n.) mid-15c., "unforeseen happening;" 1786 as "act of improvising musically," from Fr. improvisation, from improviser "compose or say extemporaneously," from It. improvvisare, from improvviso "unforeseen, unprepared," from L. improvisus "not foreseen, unforeseen, unexpected," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see IN- (Cf. in-) (1)) + provisus "foreseen," also "provided," pp. of providere "foresee, provide" (see PROVIDE (Cf. provide)).

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  • improvisation — [ ɛ̃prɔvizasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1807; de improviser 1 ♦ Action, art d improviser. Parler au hasard de l improvisation. ⇒ imagination. 2 ♦ Ce qui est improvisé. Se lancer dans une improvisation. Improvisation libre, sur un thème. Improvisation musicale …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Improvisation — bedeutet, etwas ohne Vorbereitung, aus dem Stegreif dar oder herzustellen. Im allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch versteht man unter Improvisation auch den spontanen praktischen Gebrauch von Kreativität zur Lösung auftretender Probleme. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • improvisation —    Improvisation has become an indispensable tool in postwar theatre. It is accepted as a valuable method for actors to explore both the ‘inner truth’ of a character and the world of the play when interpreting text based drama. It is also… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

  • Improvisation — Im*prov i*sa tion, n. [Cf. F. improvisation.] 1. The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is improvised; an impromptu. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Improvisation — (franz.), die Kunst, etwas ohne Vorbereitung, aus dem Stegreif, zuwege zu bringen; im engern Sinne die künstlerische Produktion, deren Gegenstand nicht vorher schon irgendwie, auch nicht im Innern des Künstlers, fertig vorlag, sondern erst im… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • improvisation — index invention Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • improvisation — [n] extemporary speech ad libbing, autoschediasm, extemporization, speaking off the cuff, spontaneity, winging it; concept 266 …   New thesaurus

  • improvisation — [im präv΄i zā′shən, im΄prə vizā′shən] n. 1. the act of improvising 2. something improvised improvisational adj …   English World dictionary

  • Improvisation — Improvisations redirects here. For other uses, see Improvisations (disambiguation). ComedySportz Austin performing a shortform game based on direction from the audience with the help of Red Dirt Improv; in this case spoofing a hard rock band… …   Wikipedia

  • improvisation — improvisational, adj. /im prov euh zay sheuhn, im preuh veuh /, n. 1. an act of improvising. 2. something improvised. [1780 90; IMPROVISE + ATION] * * * Creation of music in real time. Improvisation usually involves some preparation beforehand,… …   Universalium

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