0 (of speech or music) done or performed without having been planned exactly, making something up as it is being performed:
The passages might even be seen - despite their preservation as written texts - to provide a unique witness to the improvisatory practices of oral poets.
Paradoxically, for all the precision of its organisation, the piece gives the impression of being free and spontaneous, almost improvisatory.
The implication was that improvisatory processes manifest less concern for cohesion and coherence.
The writing for violin is fearsomely virtuosic, with an improvisatory feel - in this, of all forms.
The processors analogue-like dials encouraged a free, improvisatory-type approach to the production and manipulation of sounds.
Further contrast is provided by the inclusion of an extended cadenza, which introduces an improvisatory element.
The first movement is possibly the most improvisatory.
Non-notated and improvisatory styles of music are side-lined, even if students can create imaginative and meaningful art works in this way.
