impromptu
English
Adjective
impromptu (not comparable)
- Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal.
- Synonyms: extemporaneous, unplanned; see also Thesaurus:impromptu
- The party began with an impromptu rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.
- an impromptu speech
Translations
improvised
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Noun
impromptu (plural impromptus)
- (music) A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
- 1997, Christopher H. Gibbs, The Cambridge Companion to Schubert, Cambridge University Press (ISBN 9781139825320), page 168:
- The second impromptu is a dance-like Allegretto in A flat major, with a trio in D flat major employing arpeggiated textures.
- 1997, Christopher H. Gibbs, The Cambridge Companion to Schubert, Cambridge University Press (ISBN 9781139825320), page 168:
- (by extension) Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
Translations
short composition
any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pʁɔ̃p.ty/
Adjective
impromptu (feminine singular impromptue, masculine plural impromptus, feminine plural impromptues)
- improvised, not planned.
- une visite impromptue. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Noun
impromptu m (plural impromptus)
- improvised action
- Synonym: improviste
- À l'impromptu. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 1868, Sainte-Beuve, Pensées:
- Talleyrand prévoyait à l'avance ses bons mots, que la circonstance lui tirait ensuite à l'impromptu.
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- (music) impromptu
- Synonyms: improvisation, impro
- 1928, Du Bos, Journal:
- Quand je faisais mentalement des réserves sur Fauré, celles-ci portaient sur les Barcarolles, les Nocturnes et les Impromptus.
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Further reading
- “impromptu” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -u
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