Improvisation: Technique of method acting style used mostly in rehearsal: the actor puts him/herself into the mind of the character, places the character into imagined situations and proceeds to invent dialogue and action.

 

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Improvisation: Technique of method acting style used mostly in rehearsal: the actor puts him/herself into the mind of the character, places the character into imagined situations and proceeds to invent dia . . . View Full Definition

Impromptu: A short piano piece, often improvisational and intimate in character.

New Orleans Jazz: Early jazz style characterized by multiple improvisations in an ensemble of cornet (or trumpet), clarinet (or saxophone), trombone, piano, string bass (or tuba), banjo (or guitar) and drums: . . . View Full Definition

West Coast Jazz: Jazz style developed in the 1950s, featuring small groups of mixed timbres playing contrapuntal improvisations: similar to cool jazz.

Heterophonic: Texture in which two or more voices (or parts) elaborate the same melody simultaneously, often the result of improvisation.

Fusion: The change of state from a solid to a liquid at the same temperature. The heat of fusion is the number of gram calories of heat necessary to change one gram of a substance from the solid to . . . View Full Definition

Acid Rock: Genre of American rock that emerged in the late 1960s, often associated with psychedelic drugs. Its style featured heavy amplification, instrumental improvisation, new sound technologies, an . . . View Full Definition

Capriccio: A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music.

Fantasia: Free instrumental piece of fairly large dimensions, in an improvisational style: in the Baroque, it often served as an introductory piece to a fugue.

Method: A method is a function that is declared within a class.