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"We want effective government", he repeated in his extempore talk.
Notably, the president stumbled on his words as he attempted a joking reference to the first presidential debate of a week before, a laboured gag about Big Bird and Elmo.For some reason, the president seems to have trouble pulling off sharp jabs at the moment, though his teleprompter screens are back after months of extempore speaking.
It is known that sections of some 15th-century two-part vocal music were enhanced by an extempore third part, in a technique called fauxbourdon; the notation of the 15th-century basse danse consisted of only a single line of unmeasured long notes, evidently used by the performing group of three instrumentalists for improvisation, much as a modern jazz combo's chart.
Stock characters and situations of the classical mime found their way into the comic drama of Plautus and reappeared greatly modified in the commedia dell'arte, a Renaissance extempore entertainment with roots in the Roman theatrical tradition.
Max Pallenberg, (born Dec. 18, 1877, Vienna, Austria-Hungary died June 26, 1934, KAustria-Hungary diedtor, an exponent of the Austrian tradition of extempore farce, whose talents contributed to the evolution of German theatrical practice.
His only extant work, Peri sōphiston ("Concerning Sophists"), stresses the superiority of extempore (though prepared) speeches over written ones.
December 18 , 1877Vienna, Austria June 26 , 1934Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Max Pallenberg, (born Dec. 18, 1877, Vienna, Austria-Hungary died June 26, 1934, KAustria-Hungary diedtor, an exponent of the Austrian tradition of extempore farce, whose talents contributed to the evolution of German theatrical practice.
"Let's improvise," he whispers at the start of An Evening with Robin Williams (1982), before offering a masterclass in extempore.
All 17 tunes are Frisell compositions but the band's extempore arrangements deliver intricately worked variations on fiddle and guitar breakdowns and big-vista American pastoralism, as well as a little bit of squeaky-gate improv.
We (mostly) marvelled at the snap of the extempore dialogue, the speed at which brain engaged ear and mouth simultaneously, hearing a line and whacking back a brilliant return.
The Wolfgang analogy is appropriate, for Jarrett combines the "You hum it and I'll smash it up!" iconoclasm of the authentic jazz genius with the lost tradition of the classical improviser who, like Mozart and Beethoven, could dash off an extempore cadenza.
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The primary grammatical function of "extempore" is as an adjective or adverb describing something performed or created without prior preparation. Ludwig AI examples show its use in describing speeches, musical performances, and dialogue.
Expression frequency: Common
