Explore Improvisation through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like creation or expedient. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Improvisation in a sentence
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Improvisation meaning
- The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
- That which is improvised; an impromptu.
- Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
Synonyms of Improvisation
Using Improvisation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously | That which is improvised; an impromptu. | Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
- Useful related words include: creation, temporary expedient, expedient, extemporization.
- In the example corpus, improvisation often appears in combinations such as: improvisation and, and improvisation, of improvisation.
Context around Improvisation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 4 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Improvisation
- In this selection, "improvisation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, free, machine, book, electronic, performances and exercises stand out and add context to how "improvisation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1950s such improvisation was typically and allow more improvisation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "improvisation" sits close to words such as alejandro, antennas and blond, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with improvisation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jonathan Frakes hopes Star Trek will allow more improvisation. (9 words)
Each day will include a group warm up, technique classes, choreography, and improvisation. (13 words)
One of the most magical moments of improvisation came at the audience’s request. (14 words)
Electronic free improvisation Electronic devices such as oscillators, echoes, filters and alarm clocks were an integral part of free improvisation performances by groups such as Kluster at the underground scene at Zodiac Club in Berlin in the late 1960s. (39 words)
Improvisation exercises were developed further by Viola Spolin in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, and codified in her book Improvisation For The Theater, citation the first book that gave specific techniques for learning to do and teach improvisational theater. (39 words)
It had the makings of a great American opera score: a breakdown of genre boundaries that restlessly flows between detailed notation and improvisation, as well as between classical and modern, homegrown styles like swing and jazz. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Electronic free improvisation Electronic devices such as oscillators, echoes, filters and alarm clocks were an integral part of free improvisation performances by groups such as Kluster at the underground scene at Zodiac Club in Berlin in the late 1960s.
Improvisation exercises were developed further by Viola Spolin in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, and codified in her book Improvisation For The Theater, citation the first book that gave specific techniques for learning to do and teach improvisational theater.
Improvisation Improvisation was created by Viola Spolin after working with Neva Boyd at a Hull House in Chicago, Illinois.
Jazz precedents Improvisation has been a central element of jazz since the music's inception, but until the 1950s, such improvisation was typically clearly within the jazz idiom and based on prescribed traditions.
Uses of machine improvisation Machine improvisation encourages musical creativity by providing automatic modeling and transformation structures for existing music.
After lunch, dancers take two additional classes, which vary by day and include yoga, hip-hop, improvisation, modern, and other dance workshops.
And to me Coltrane is El Numero Uno, when it comes to like the king of improvisation.
Anyone who claims that these unprecedented declarations are the result of improvisation and that they have no repercussions on the ecclesial body is either mistaken or in bad faith.
At the end he invites youngsters up to the stage from the audience for an unscripted section which really sees his comic improvisation shine.
But then the hosts produced another superb moment of improvisation – Spittal’s superb back-flick putting in the overlapping Brodie Spencer who drilled a quality ball across the six-yard box but again NO takers.
Combining field recordings of nature with breathy saxophone, electronic programming and delicate vocals, Laura Misch’s latest album, Sample the Sky, treads the line beautifully between jazz improvisation and artful songcraft.
Doughty’s flair for improvisation, unwavering will to win and indefatigable motor have been staples of his game from Day One, and he’s always relished high-stakes competition.
Each day will include a group warm up, technique classes, choreography, and improvisation.
He says that the gift of improvisation is one that can't be underestimated and Murphy is still at the top of his game when it comes to thinking on his feet.
However, a man’s ingenious way of carrying the grocery bags while driving the scooter is proving how improvisation makes everything possible.
It had the makings of a great American opera score: a breakdown of genre boundaries that restlessly flows between detailed notation and improvisation, as well as between classical and modern, homegrown styles like swing and jazz.
It seems the Kevin Bacon line in the first "Guardians of the Galaxy" movie was something of an anomaly, however, as budgetary concerns left less room for improvisation in that film than in "Vol.
Jonathan Frakes hopes Star Trek will allow more improvisation.
Margot Robbie's improvisation during her audition for The Wolf of Wall Street, where she slapped Leonardo DiCaprio, secured her the role.
One of the most magical moments of improvisation came at the audience’s request.
Common combinations with improvisation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- improvisation and 27×
- and improvisation 22×
- of improvisation 21×
- improvisation in 12×
- for improvisation 11×
- improvisation of 9×
- free improvisation 8×
- improvisation is 8×
- improvisation was 7×
- on improvisation 7×