Noun: improvisation ,im,pró-vu'zey-shun or ,im-pru-vu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,im-pru-vI'zey-shun [Brit]
- A performance given extempore without planning or preparation
"The jazz musician's improvisation impressed the audience";
- extemporization, extemporisation [Brit], improv [informal], impro [informal]
- A creation spoken, written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)
"The jazz musician's solo was a brilliant improvisation"
- An unplanned expedient
"Using duct tape as an improvisation, they patched the leaking pipe";
- temporary expedient
Derived forms: improvisations
Type of: creation, expedient, performance
Encyclopedia: Improvisation