improvisation
/ɪmˌpɹɑvəˈzeɪʃən/ noun C1- The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously · He played a quick improvisation on the keyboard.
- That which is improvised; an impromptu.
- Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
- The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
Plural improvisations
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The swing of his nature took him from extreme languor to devouring energy; and, as I knew well, he was never so truly formidable as when, for days on end, he had been lounging in his armchair amid his improvisations and his black-letter editions.
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