impromptu performance

collocation in English

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impromptu
adjective
uk
/ɪmˈprɒmp.tʃuː/us
/ɪmˈprɑːmp.tuː/
done or said without earlier planning ...
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performance
noun
uk
/pəˈfɔː.məns/us
/pɚˈfɔːr.məns/
how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or ...
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(Definition ofimpromptuandperformancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Following theirimpromptuperformance, the three band members interacted with the audience in the form of a question and answer session.
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In late 2006, the station began showcasing the student and staff musicians through a weeklyimpromptuperformanceoutside the station or in the college's cafeteria.
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Theimpromptuperformanceturned into an intimate but long concert at 33,000 feet.
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The crowd were treated to thisimpromptuperformancewhich was warmly received by both artists fans.
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Scott wins her heart by singing her a song as animpromptuperformanceon the show.
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Hisimpromptuperformanceis a hit.
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In these looser experimental spaces (where talking was encouraged), bands were formed, concerts were planned, and sometimes, impromptu performances were enacted.
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Stafford asked if she could help, and gave animpromptuperformance.
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Starting with animpromptuperformanceat the age of twelve, his career spanned nearly seven decades until cancer of the larynx forced him to retire in the mid-1990s.
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Music and impromptu performances helped ease the stressful times the new family was under.
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Live and televised appearances in major concert halls and impromptu performances in hospitals, orphanages, town squares and government palaces reach millions of people each year.
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Travelling groups known as "caoneros" walked around the neighborhoods staging impromptu performances for tips.
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Numerous folk craft vendors and many impromptu performances of live folk music are also part of the celebration.
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