improvisation

Meanings

Plural: improvisations

Noun

• a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)
• an unplanned expedient
• a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
• 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.
• The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead

Synonyms

extemporisation, extemporization, temporary expedient