Editing Pastiche (section)

===Music===

[[Charles Rosen]] has characterized [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart's]] various works in imitation of [[Baroque music|Baroque]] style as pastiche, and [[Edvard Grieg]]'s ''[[Holberg Suite]]'' was written as a conscious homage to the music of an earlier age. Some of [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]]'s works, such as his ''[[Variations on a Rococo Theme]]'' and [[Serenade for Strings (Tchaikovsky)|''Serenade for Strings'']], employ a poised "classical" form reminiscent of 18th-century composers such as Mozart (the composer whose work was his favorite).<ref name="brown_ng18628">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Brown |first=David |article=Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich |title=The New Grove Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians |location=London |publisher=MacMillan |date=1980 |editor-last=Sadie |editor-first=Stanley |isbn=0-333-23111-2 |volume=18 |page=628}}</ref> Perhaps one of the best examples of pastiche in modern music is that of [[George Rochberg]], who used the technique in his String Quartet No. 3 of 1972 and Music for the Magic Theater. Rochberg turned to pastiche from [[serialism]] after the death of his son in 1963.

"[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]" by [[Queen (band)|Queen]] is unusual as it is a pastiche in both senses of the word, as there are many distinct styles imitated in the song, all "hodge-podged" together to create one piece of music.<ref name="An Invitation to the Opera">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1995_articles/oct95/queen.html |title=An Invitation to the Opera |last=Baker |first=Roy Thomas |date=October 1995 |magazine=Sound on Sound |access-date=2010-09-29}}</ref> A similar earlier example is "[[Happiness is a Warm Gun]]" by [[the Beatles]]. One can find musical "pastiches" throughout the work of the American composer [[Frank Zappa]]. Comedian/parodist [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] has also recorded several songs that are pastiches of other popular recording artists, such as [[Devo]] ("[[Dare to Be Stupid (song)|Dare to Be Stupid]]"), [[Talking Heads]] ("Dog Eat Dog"), [[Rage Against the Machine]] ("I'll Sue Ya"), and [[The Doors]] ("[[Craigslist (song)|Craigslist]]"), though these so-called "style parodies" often walk the line between celebration (pastiche) and send-up ([[parody]]). Acclaimed [[Alternative rock]] band [[Ween]], known for their eclectic catalog of inspirations, have been argued to have created pastiches superior to their source inspirations.<ref name="The Affectionate Parodies and Ironic Diss-Positions of Ween">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.popmatters.com/the-affectionate-parodies-and-ironic-diss-positions-of-ween-2496210046.html |title=The Affectionate Parodies and Ironic Diss-Positions of Ween |last=Ellis |first= Iain |date=30 September 2007 |magazine=PopMatters |access-date=2024-04-14}}</ref>

A ''pastiche Mass'' is a musical [[Mass (music)|Mass]] where the constituent movements come from different Mass settings. Most often, this convention has been chosen for concert performances, particularly by [[early music|early-music]] ensembles. Masses are composed of movements: [[Kyrie]], [[Gloria in excelsis Deo|Gloria]], [[Credo]], [[Sanctus]], [[Agnus Dei (music)|Agnus Dei]]; for example, the ''[[Missa Solemnis (Beethoven)|Missa Solemnis]]'' by [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] and the ''[[Messe de Nostre Dame]]'' by [[Guillaume de Machaut]]. In a pastiche Mass, the performers may choose a Kyrie from one composer, and a Gloria from another; or choose a Kyrie from one setting of an individual composer, and a Gloria from another.