Musical performance may refer to: *

Audition An audition is a sample performance by an actor, singer, musician, dancer or other performer. It typically involves the performer displaying their talent through a previously memorized and rehearsed solo piece or by performing a work or piece ...

Concert A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variet ...

, the performance of multiple pieces by an ensemble or soloist ** Recital, a performance which highlights a single performer, composer, or instrument ** Concerto * Musical composition, and the interpretation by performers **

Musical improvisation Musical improvisation (also known as musical extemporization) is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous ...

, as opposed to musical composition * Musical technique **

Musical phrasing Musical phrasing is the method by which a musician shapes a sequence of notes in a passage of music to allow expression, much like when speaking English a phrase may be written identically but may be spoken differently, and is named for the ...

* Network musical performance, a real-time interaction over a computer network that enables musicians in different locations to perform together * Street performance or busking

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