A patchwork of lines or passages from another writer (or writers), intended as a kind of imitation. The term also refers to an original composition that deliberately mimics the style of another author [..]

"a medley made up of fragments from different works," 1878, from French pastiche (18c.), from Italian pasticcio "medley, pastry cake," from Vulgar Latin *pasticium "composed o [..]

From the Italian pasticcio meaning medley. A literary or artistic work written in imitation of the style of a previous work or created by assembling ideas, themes, concepts, and/or characters selected [..]

Literary work composed of material taken from various sources or written in the style of other poets/authors.  

(n) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources(n) a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work

An imitation of a renowned artist’s work consists of a number of motifs copied from authentic works combined into a new work in such a way as to give the impression of being a newly discovered origina [..]

A word for borrowing the style of other artists or artist period. It may not be a bad thing per se, and may indeed be totally unavoidable at some level, but the term is often used in a derogative way [..]

If parody,