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pastiche Definition

pas·tiche (pas tēs̸h′, päs-)

noun

    1. a literary, artistic, or musical composition made up of bits from various sources; potpourri
    2. a literary, artistic, or musical composition intended to imitate or caricature another artist's style
  2. a jumbled mixture; hodgepodge

Etymology: Fr < It pasticcio

pastiche Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • style: The maestro provides us with an excellent pastiche of four dance styles.
  • song: This song is a loving pastiche of a rockabilly song.
  • genre: Style Pastiche of hard-boiled private eye genre, aimed at young teenagers Synopsis Did he fall or was he pushed?

Converse of object

  • produce: A more illuminating image might be that of a band in 1986 producing a perfect psychedelic pastiche.
  • become: The show is lacking wit, originality or any sparkle and has, too fast, became a pastiche of itself with effortless ease.
  • create: Skill is needed to achieve the appropriate balance to avoid creating an unacceptable pastiche.
  • do: Come to that, why does pastiche have a bad name?
  • perform: Seconds ago, we were performing a pastiche of a 1960's puppet show and now, suddenly, we're here.

Adjective modifier

  • hilarious: Sherlock's Excellent Adventure by James Barry is a hilarious pastiche of Conan Doyle ( for a cast of four ).
  • mere: Don't let the humor fool you, since the act rises far beyond mere pastiche.
  • musical: At the former, the revival of Sandy Wilsonâs musical pastiche The Boy Friend was a summery sell-out.
  • clever: On one level, Joseph O'Connor's novel is a clever Victorian pastiche.
  • brilliant: This is exactly the sort of brilliant pastiche that fits very well into pantomime.
  • historical: It's a multilayered story, rich in cultural allusion and historical pastiche.

Modifies a noun

  • song: Some of the pastiche songs were classics and some of the lines left me wishing that I'd thought of them first.
  • style: These are built in a pastiche style to satisfy local residents ' fears about changes to the character of their neighborhood.

Noun used with modifier

  • horror: With horror pastiche the flavor of the moment, Nispel and Kosar pay tribute to Tobe Hooper's low budget 1974 original.
  • comedy: Musically speaking it's a 20's/30's musical comedy pastiche.
  • movie: Heck, even a musical number and a foreign movie pastiche.
  • century: A short novel, written as an eighteenth century pastiche.