impromptu
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
impromptu (not comparable)
- Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal.
- Synonyms: extemporaneous, unplanned, Thesaurus:impromptu
- The party began with an impromptu rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.
- an impromptu speech
- French: impromptu
- German: improvisiert
- Italian: improvvisato, improvvisata
- Portuguese: improvisado
- Russian: импровизи́рованный
- Spanish: improvisado
impromptu (plural impromptus)
- (music) A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
- 1997, Christopher H. Gibbs, The Cambridge Companion to Schubert, Cambridge University Press (ISBN 9781139825320), page 168:
- The second impromptu is a dance-like Allegretto in A flat major, with a trio in D flat major employing arpeggiated textures.
- 1997, Christopher H. Gibbs, The Cambridge Companion to Schubert, Cambridge University Press (ISBN 9781139825320), page 168:
- (by extension) Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
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