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pastiche (păstēsh`, pä–), work of art that combines themes and styles from various sources in such a way as to appear obviously derivative. Pastiches are frequently passed off as works by the artists from whom the motifs and figures were taken.
pastiche, pasticcio 1. a work of art that mixes styles, materials, etc. 2. a work of art that imitates the style of another artist or period pastiche A mixture of materials, forms, motifs, and/or styles; often incongruous. Pastiche (pasticcio), an opera in which the music (arias, duets, and so forth) is borrowed from various popular operas and provided with a new libretto, or in which the music is created by two or more composers, each of whom, as a rule, writes one act. The pastiche was popular in 18th-century Italy. The term is also applied to other musical works created by two or more composers, especially variations. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The writers are so besotted with the pleasure of pastiching a proper encyclopedia, writing in the dry third person style of a Grove Dictionary, they completely forget to inject meaning into their prose. The video for Stupid Girls shows Pink pastiching the car-washing scene in Jessica Simpson's These Boots Are Made For Walking. Lord David Cecil reminded Hillier, "You have no idea how original it was for John to be writing in the style of Tennyson and other Victorians when his friends were all pastiching Eliot. |
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