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Pastiche   /pˌæstˈiʃ/   Listen
Pastiche

noun
1.
A musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources.  Synonyms: medley, potpourri.
2.
A work of art that imitates the style of some previous work.






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"Pastiche" Quotes from Famous Books



... useless things. But the healthier state of mind surely is to lay no tax on any really intelligent manifestation of the curious, and exquisite. Intelligence hangs together essentially, all along the line; it only needs time to make, as we say, its connections. The massive pastiche of Vincigliata has no superficial use; but, even if it were less complete, less successful, less brilliant, I should feel a reflective kindness for it. So disinterested and expensive a toy is its own justification; it belongs to the heroics ...
— Italian Hours • Henry James



Words linked to "Pastiche" :   opus, work of art, musical composition, piece of music, composition, piece



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