Improvisation in A Sentence

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    At the beginning of 1914 he was promoted to the responsible post of financial secretary to the Treasury, in which capacity he was of material assistance in the financial improvisation which had to be effected in the early days of the war.

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    Beware groups who try to plan out their scenes - that ceases to be spontaneous improvisation.

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    Choreographed hip hop loses the vital elements of originality and improvisation that were so important to the development of the dance as well.

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    Danny has a unique style that combines stand-up, improvisation, story telling, audience participation and the odd bit of magic.

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    Devise a short polished improvisation that uses the ideas you have discussed.

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    Dreamtime website Few bands confound the stereotyped expectations aroused by the words ' free improvisation ' as thoroughly as Dreamtime.

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    Gradually there were added to these psalter choir-books additions in the form of antiphons, responses, collects or short prayers, for the use of those not skilful at improvisation and metrical compositions.

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    He is a pianist, organist, and viola player, and teaches piano improvisation.

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    He oozes talent while lacking pretension, improvisation is in his blood, and as a pianist, he is almost virtuosic.

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    He then studied dance improvisation with some of the leading figures in post-modern dance.

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    He was the first to give an artistic form to the Atellanae Fabulae by arranging beforehand the details of the plot which had hitherto been left to improvisation, and providing a written text.

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    Heulwen Thomas is a classically trained violinist and music teacher who has turned her passions to the art of jazz violin and improvisation.

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    His landmark book on improvisation proved that musical experimentalism could engage a wide audience across many fields with issues of vital importance to humanity.

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    His trumpet virtuosity set the standard for jazz improvisation for generations to come.

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    Hit albums such as The Allman Brothers Band, At Fillmore East and Eat a Peach offer guitarists a meaty collection of songs that are heavy on the guitar and heavy on improvisation.

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    I particularly liked the interplay between Petrucci's solid riff mid-section and Rudess ' Hammond organ improvisation in the gaps between the riffs.

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    Ideally, any children's dance class will include several exercises that are repeated at every class, as well as some moments for improvisation or for creative dance interpretation.

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    If you have a small budget, you can still have a great time with a little improvisation.

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    In later years, his solo playing became truly ambidextrous, with a sense of danger and true improvisation with both hands.

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    In these pieces, as in almost every production of his, in lieu of melody Liszt offers fragments of melody - touching and beautiful, it may be, or passionate, or tinged with triviality; in lieu of a rational distribution of centres of harmony in accordance with some definite plan, he presents clever combinations of chords and ingenious modulations from point to point; in lieu of musical logic and consistency of design, he is content with rhapsodical improvisation.

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    It can also help make the improvisation a player does sound like it is actually planned.

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    It may have been cleverly choreographed and extensively rehearsed, but it came across as brilliant improvisation.

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    Jazz - Made popular by the jazz clubs from the 1920's and 1930's, jazz is all about the sound and improvisation.

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    Many instructors include improvisation and other dance styles such as jazz when they are choreographing a routine.

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    Now I have ruthlessly lampooned everything so far, even Bouillon's improvisation, but in truth I am actually wildly impressed.

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    Others focused more on the line dance aspects, coming up with long series of steps to be memorized and performed with a minimum of improvisation or personal style.

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    Refueling from road tankers and other such improvisation is apparently banned by current law.

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    She got her start in comedy by joining improvisation troupe "The Groundlings".

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    Studying the blistering pace of bluegrass picking also improves improvisation in a concert-style setting no matter which type of music is on the agenda.

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    The artist teaches basic chords and correct fingering, but he's also quite enthusiastic about his craft, and encourages improvisation.

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    The CragRats ' drama improvisation centered on the difficult choice faced by a school in the throes of an Ofsted inspection.

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    The first one is a structured improvisation articulating sparse elements into a cold, detached organism.

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    The Jana Runnalls music section reflects her love of ceremonial chanting and drumming, vocal improvisation and shamanic journeying.

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    The most important feast of the year seemed to suggest a more extended improvisation.

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    The music is " loose swing " with a New Orleans feel for collective improvisation.

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    Their live concerts included improvisation alongside their quirky, almost twee chamber rock.

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    This includes some playwriting, improvisation skills, text based work and devised work.

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    This scale lends itself well to the improvisation that is a big part of jazz music.

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    With the crystallization of church order improvisation in prayer largely gave place to set forms, and collections of prayers were made which later developed into Sacramentaries and Orationals.