Difference between revisions of "Improvisation"

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Improvisation ("improv") is a when a performer is "making it up he/she goes along".

In music, improvisation is when one sings or plays music which is made up on the spot; it is neither memorized nor written down. Improvisation is often found in jazz, blues and rock and roll.

Composer/organists like Bach and Handel were famous improvisors. Even today, a good church organist will improvise before the service or during the collection. Choirs have been known to "set a tune" for the organist to play - an example would be variations on "Happy Birthday to you" played in the style of a Bach chorale prelude on the birthday of the minister's wife.

Actors also sometimes improvise. Some comedy troupes base their entire act on improvising.

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-Improvisation is a when you "make up what you're doing as you go along". In [[music]], you alter what you're playing and deviate from the written music.
+'''Improvisation''' ('''"improv"''') is a when a performer is "making it up he/she goes along".
+In [[music]], improvisation is when one sings or plays music which is made up on the spot; it is neither memorized nor written down. Improvisation is often found in [[jazz]], [[blues]] and [[rock and roll]].
+Composer/organists like [[Bach]] and [[Handel]] were famous improvisors. Even today, a good [[church]] organist will improvise before the service or during the collection. Choirs have been known to "set a tune" for the organist to play - an example would be variations on "Happy Birthday to you" played in the style of a Bach [[prelude|chorale prelude]] on the birthday of the minister's wife.
+[[Actor]]s also sometimes improvise. Some [[comedy]] troupes base their entire act on improvising.
+[[Category:Musical Terms]]
+[[Category:Theater]]