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Extemporization

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ex·tem·po·rize  (k-stmp-rz)
v. ex·tem·po·rized, ex·tem·po·riz·ing, ex·tem·po·riz·es
v.tr.
To do or perform (something) without prior preparation or practice: extemporized an acceptance speech.
v.intr.
To perform an act or utter something in an impromptu manner; improvise: "bravely demonstrating his ability to extemporize intelligently" (William Safire).
[From extempore.]
ex·tempo·ri·zation (-pr--zshn) n.
ex·tempo·rizer n.
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Noun1.extemporization - a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
extemporisation, improvisation
performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"


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Extemporization, the ability to explore a given motif, and push it to its limits, lies at the core of jazz and I remember well one of my musical mentors, Healey Willan, telling me we should all be grateful to jazz for keeping the art of extemporization alive.
Jazz odyssey: the life of Oscar Peterson by Anglican Journal
The title of this novel reminds us that we are listening to different voices, similar to the Heptameron or The Canterbury Tales, juxtaposing love and conflagration in virtuoso extemporizations on a theme.
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Architecturally gutsy, defined by a clearly articulated structure, the big pavilion feels like a delicate extemporization on the familiar, tugging at half digested images of the past, part industrial, part colonial ease.
Darwin's evolution by McGuire, Penny / The Architectural Review
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