capriccio

Others he retrofitted into capriccios of the multifaith city, whose inhabitants worshiped a collection of Babylonian, Phoenician and Greek gods.

Between are alternately dreamy and lively capriccios by both; all is played with style, flair and velvety touch by Mr. Wosner, given spirited support by Mr. Collon and the Danes.

It’s another capriccio, showing the Pantheon half buried in a sloping field, with a curious fountain in front.

Renowned for landscapes in which ancient monuments and modern buildings were arranged in imaginary scenes called architectural capriccios, he was nicknamed “Robert des ruines” by the philosopher Denis Diderot.

No, I'm thinking more along "The Carol Burnett Show" lines, but in the key of Murray, which is to say dolci yet dolente with moments of capriccio.