5-409: An impromptu ( / ɪ m ˈ p r ɒ m p tj uː / , French: [ɛ̃pʁɔ̃pty] , loosely meaning "offhand") is a free-form musical composition with the character of an ex tempore improvisation as if prompted by the spirit of the moment, usually for a solo instrument, such as piano. According to Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung , Johann Baptist Cramer began publishing piano pieces under
10-548: A judge may deliver a decision is to reserve their decision and deliver it later in written form. An ex tempore judgment, being off the cuff, does not entail the same preparation as a reserved decision. Consequently, it will not be thought out to the same degree. In Australia , intermediate-level courts tend to have a heavy case load, and so many decisions are delivered ex tempore for reasons of time and necessity. Because many decisions are ex tempore , intermediate-level courts' decisions are not binding on inferior courts - that
15-609: Is to say, that in New South Wales , the District Court's decisions are not binding on the Local Court (see Valentine v Eid (1992) 27 NSWLR 615 and stare decisis ). Ex tempore decisions are not binding on later courts due to the quick nature of their delivery after the hearing of a case. Therefore, these decisions are of persuasive authority only and a later court, dealing with a case of similar facts, can reach
20-445: The (sub-)title of "impromptu." (AMZ, Mar. No II, 1815, col. 6), which seems to be the first recorded use of the term impromptu in this sense. Since the very concept of unpremeditated, spur-of-the-moment inspiration without studied care is at the heart of Romantic artistic theory , it did not take long before the first generation of Romantic composers took up the idea. Others were: The impromptu genre remained popular all throughout
25-434: The 19th century and was prominent throughout the romantic era. In the 20th century, there are also several examples of composers naming their compositions "Impromptu", such as: Ex tempore Ex tempore ( Latin for "out of the moment“) is a law latin legal term that means 'at the time'. A judge who hands down a decision in a case soon or straight after hearing it is delivering a decision ex tempore . Another way
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