Meanings of memorisation in English

I am brought out at gatherings to impress with feats of memorisation.

The maestro's brain was no doubt full from three days of gruelling memorisation.

The Wraith is awash in such superlatives, the memorisation and frequent recitation of which may prove compulsory among owners.

As poetry it is monotonous, without sense of proportion, padded to facilitate memorisation by professional reciters, and unadorned by figure, fancy, or imagination.

Although I would agree that "rote" learning continues to dominate over critical thinking, I question the idea that memorisation has to be done by rote.

Memorisation of these bare facts is a mere ten minutes' work, mostly spent correcting Sophie's tendency to pronounce the Holy City 'Juice'lem'.