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Definition of Impromptu

Impromptu
Impromptu Im*promp"tu, adv. or a. [F. impromptu, fr. L. in promptu in readiness, at hand; in in + promptus visibility, readiness, from promptus visible, ready. See Prompt.] Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse.
Impromptu
Impromptu Im*promp"tu, n. 1. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark. 2. (Mus.) A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece.

Meaning of Impromptu from wikipedia

- An impromptu (/ɪmˈprɒmptjuː/, French: [ɛ̃pʁɔ̃pty] , loosely meaning "offhand") is a free-form musical composition with the character of an ex tempore...
- Look up impromptu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Impromptu is a musical form or genre. Impromptu may also refer to: Impromptu (1932 film), a comedy...
- Frédéric Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu (Polish: Fantazja-Impromptu) in C♯ minor, Op. posth. 66, WN 46 is a solo piano composition. It was composed in 1834...
- Franz Schubert's Impromptus are a series of eight pieces for solo piano composed in 1827. They were published in two sets of four impromptus each: the first...
- Impromptu speaking is a speech that a person delivers without predetermination or preparation. The speaker is most commonly provided with their topic...
- Sibelius. Impromptu No. 1 The first impromptu is in G minor. Marked Moderato, it has a duration of about two minutes. Impromptu No. 2 The second impromptu is...
- Ohio Impromptu is a "playlet" by Samuel Beckett. Written in English in 1980, it began as a favour to S.E. Gontarski, who requested a dramatic piece to...
- Impromptu is a 1991 period drama film directed by James Lapine, written by Sarah Kernochan, produced by Daniel A. Sherkow and Stuart Oken, and starring...
- from impromptu preaching, and that the preacher gives no specific preparation to their message, what Charles Spurgeon referred to as "impromptu preaching"...
- The Impromptus, Op. posth. 142, D. 935, are a set of four impromptus for solo piano composed by Franz Schubert in 1827. They were written in the same year...