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improvisieren

to improvise

improvisieren – improvisierte – hat improvisiert

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry improvisieren, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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improvisieren vs komponieren

to compose

Komponieren and improvisieren can both refer to creating music. Komponieren focuses on the deliberate creation of a musical work; when improvising, the music and performance are created immediately and without a fixed template.

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improvisieren

Während des Konzerts improvisierte Eva eine neue Melodie auf dem Klavier.

During the concert, Eva improvised a new melody on the piano.

komponieren

Vor dem Konzert komponierte Eva eine neue Melodie für das Klavier.

Before the concert, Eva composed a new melody for the piano.

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