Definition

1. Verb:
   • To improvise (music): To compose and perform music spontaneously, without preparation or a written score. This is the core and most specific meaning of "ứng tấu."
   • To perform extemporaneously: To play a musical piece in a free, unrehearsed manner, often showcasing the performer's skill and creativity.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nghệ sĩ piano đó nổi tiếng với khả năng ứng tấu tuyệt vời. (That pianist is famous for his excellent ability to improvise.)
  • Phần ứng tấu của anh ấy trong bản nhạc jazz thật đầy cảm xúc. (His improvisation in the jazz piece was full of emotion.)
  • Ban nhạc đã ứng tấu một bản hoàn toàn mới dựa trên chủ đề đó. (The band improvised a completely new piece based on that theme.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in artistic and musical contexts. It implies a high level of mastery and real-time creativity.
• "Ứng tấu" can sometimes be used metaphorically in very limited contexts to describe speaking or acting in a clever, spontaneous way, but this is an extended, figurative use.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngẫu hứng (v/n): To improvise; improvisation. This is a more general term for improvisation that can apply to music, speech, or action.
  • Anh ấy chơi bản nhạc theo ngẫu hứng. (He played the piece by improvisation.)

Synonyms

• Improvise: To create and perform spontaneously.
• Extemporize: To compose or perform without preparation.
• Jam (colloquial): To play music with others in an informal, improvisational way.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom with "ứng tấu," the concept is related to:
  • Theo cảm hứng: According to inspiration; to play or act based on momentary feeling.

    • Nghệ sĩ guitar chơi theo cảm hứng thuần túy. (The guitarist played based on pure inspiration.)