2019-6-14 · Potpourri or Pot-Pourri (/ ... Richard Strauss called the overture to his Die schweigsame Frau a "pot-pourri". The "overtures" to light modern stage works (e.g. operettas or musicals) are almost always written in potpourri form, using airs from the work in question. There is usually some structure to the order presented though.