Definition of pasticcio in English:
pasticcio
nounPlural pasticcios paˈstɪtʃəʊpaˈstēCH(ē)ˌō
another term for pastiche
Example sentencesExamples
- It is possible that the serenata might be what is known as a pasticcio, or an assemblage of music by several composers.
- Like fellow Beat Jedi Madlib, Spinna adhered to a jazz-based aesthetic but was willing to dig into other genre's for a pasticcio rewarding in its eclecticism.
- This is a pasticcio opera, which means that, in certain arias, Vivaldi used music by other composers - in this case, some associated with Neapolitan opera, such as Broschi, Hasse, and Giacomelli - and adapted it for his new opera.
- No less popular was the pasticcio Love in a Village.
- By the end of the seventeenth century, a new term had come into play to describe the mixed style: pasticcio.
- Her ‘scenes from the life of Saint Francis’ is a bright, engaging pasticcio, based on a conceit.