improvisation
im pro vi zay shuhn
- n a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)
- n an unplanned expedient
- n a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
- By the time he was a teen, he had developed a knack for improvisation way beyond his years.
- When you first hear them, a Gregorian chant, a Debussy prelude and a John Coltrane improvisation might seem to have almost nothing in common--except that they all include chord .
- American troops in Iraq have become masters of improvisation, like bolting jury-rigged armor to humvees to shield themselves from sniper fire and shrapnel.