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  2. Improvisation - Wikipedia

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    Improvisation, often shortened to improv, is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. [1] The origin of the word itself is in the Latin "improvisus", which literally means unforeseen. Improvisation in the performing arts is a

  3. Improvisational theatre - Wikipedia

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    Swedish actors performing in theatresports, a competitive form of improv. Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted, created spontaneously by the performers.

  4. Musical improvisation - Wikipedia

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    Musical improvisation (also known as musical extemporization) is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous response to other musicians. [1]

  5. Jazz improvisation - Wikipedia

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    Jazz improvisation by Col Loughnan (tenor saxophone) at the Manly Jazz Festival with the Sydney Jazz Legends. Loughnan was accompanied by Steve Brien (guitar), Craig Scott (double bass, face obscured), and Ron Lemke (drums). Jazz improvisation is the spontaneous invention of melodic solo lines or accompaniment parts in a performance of jazz ...

  6. Devised theatre - Wikipedia

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    It also shares some common principles with improvisational theatre; however, in devising, improvisation is typically confined to the creation process: by the time a devised piece is presented to the public, it usually has a fixed, or partly fixed form. Historically, devised theatre is also strongly aligned with physical theatre, due at least in ...

  7. Ad libitum - Wikipedia

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    In music and other performing arts, the phrase ad libitum (/ æ d ˈ l ɪ b ɪ t əm /; Latin for 'at one's pleasure' or 'as you desire'), often shortened to "ad lib" (as an adjective or adverb) or "ad-lib" (as a verb or noun), refers to various forms of improvisation.

  8. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

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    A synonym for "melody" (as in the terms "melodic line"). (See also bassline). line in. In an audio context, a "line in" is a jack found on mixers, guitar amplifiers, and recording devices. The "line in" jack allows a performer to add an input into a mixer, amplifier, or recording device. line out

  9. List of jazz genres - Wikipedia

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    Bebop or bop is a style of jazz characterized by a fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on a combination of harmonic structure and occasional references to the melody. 1940s -> Big band: Big band is a type of musical ensemble, in essence a jazz orchestra, that typically consists of at least ten musicians and four sections.