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==Origin==
==Origin==
French improviser, from Italian improvvisare, from improvviso sudden, from [[Latin]] improvisus, [[literally]], unforeseen, from in- + provisus, past participle of providēre to see ahead
French improviser, from Italian improvvisare, from improvviso sudden, from [[Latin]] improvisus, [[literally]], unforeseen, from in- + provisus, past participle of providēre to see ahead
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1826]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1826]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1: to [[compose]], recite, [[play]], or [[sing]] extemporaneously
*1: to [[compose]], recite, [[play]], or [[sing]] extemporaneously
The simple [[act]] of speaking requires a good deal of improvisation because the [[mind]] is addressing its own [[thought]] and creating its unrehearsed delivery in [[words]], [[sounds]] and [[gestures]], forming unpredictable [[statements]] that feed back into the [[thought]] [[process]] (the performer as listener), creating an enriched [[process]] that is not unlike instantaneous [[composition]] [with a given set or repertoire of elements].
The simple [[act]] of speaking requires a good deal of improvisation because the [[mind]] is addressing its own [[thought]] and creating its unrehearsed delivery in [[words]], [[sounds]] and [[gestures]], forming unpredictable [[statements]] that feed back into the [[thought]] [[process]] (the performer as listener), creating an enriched [[process]] that is not unlike instantaneous [[composition]] [with a given set or repertoire of elements].
Where the improvisation is intended to solve a [[problem]] on a temporary basis, the 'proper' solution being unavailable at the time, it may be known as a stop-gap. This particularly applies to engineering improvisations.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvisation]
Where the improvisation is intended to solve a [[problem]] on a temporary basis, the 'proper' solution being unavailable at the time, it may be known as a stop-gap. This particularly applies to engineering improvisations.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvisation]
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: The Arts]]
[[Category: The Arts]]