as in improvisation
something that is performed, made, or done without preparation
a guitar extemporization
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improvisation
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What plucks at the heartstrings with its Herb Alpert studio melancholy sounds a little fried here, the song’s plaintive, tentative charm buried under thrashing improvisation.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Narciso does as well, sewing the dress on Carolyn’s body in improvisation.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Extemporization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extemporization. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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