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Definition of "pasticcio" [pas•tic•ci•o]

  • A work or style produced by borrowing fragments, ingredients, or motifs from various sources; a potpourri. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pasticcio" in a sentence
  • "The term pasticcio (pastry, in Italian) was sometimes used pejoratively until the second half of the 18th century, when the genre gained respect."
  • "Piecing together scores from hit numbers taken from various pre-existing sources was common practice in 18th-century opera The Beggar's Opera is one extant example of a genre known as pasticcio or pastiche, which survives today in the form of "jukebox" shows, and Sams makes no apology for resorting to it."
  • "Mozart Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major (KV 37) was completed in April of 1767, when Mozart was 11 years old. This concerto is a "pasticcio" arrangement for piano and orchestra by Mozart and his dad, based on works by other composers."
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