Kupkovič also adapted old pieces by taking small elements from them and repeating them with only slight variation. This technique was used in "Morceau de Genre" based on a small piece for violin and piano by Edward Elgar. It exists in versions for violin, trumpet, timpani and strings; solo piano; violin and piano; solo accordion; and violin and accordion. The constant repetition of two-bar figures from the original piece with very little variation is either extremely witty or extremely irritating, depending on the point of view.