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The Italian guitar virtuoso Mauro Giuliani, (1781–1829) entitled a number of his works "potpourris": Potpourri, Opp. 18, 26, 28, 31, 42, and Potpourri Romano, Op. 108
There are many more pieces called "potpourris":
- Louis Spohr: Potpourri No. 2 on themes by Mozart for violin, string quartet & double bass in B flat major, Op. 22
- Louis Spohr: Potpourri No. 4 on themes by Mozart for violin & string trio in B major, Op. 24
- Louis Spohr: Potpourri for Clarinet and Orchestra on themes by von Winter in F major, Op. 80
- Johann Strauss: Potpourri Quadrille
- Ernst Krenek: Potpourri, Op. 54 for symphony orchestra
- Georges Bizet/ John Philip Sousa, Carmen (Grand Potpourri)
- Giacomo Meyerbeer's L'Africaine Potpourri
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