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Potpourri is the art of adding apples to pears..." ( Arnold Schoenberg : "Glosses on the Theories of Others" (1929), See "Style and Idea", Faber and Faber 1985, p. 313–314 ) External links
Potpourri (/ ˌ p oʊ p ʊ ˈ r iː / POH-puurr-EE) is a mixture of dried, naturally fragrant plant materials used to provide a gentle natural scent, commonly in residential settings. It is often placed in a decorative bowl.
The quodlibet took on additional functions between the beginning and middle of the 19th century, when it became known as the potpourri and the musical switch.In these forms, the quodlibet would often feature anywhere from six to fifty or more consecutive "quotations"; the distinct incongruity between words and music served as a potent source of parody and entertainment. [4]
Potpourri is a mixture of dried, naturally fragrant plant material. Potpourri or Pot-Pourri may also refer to: Pot-Pourri (group) , an Australian opera/musical theatre group
potpourri medley, mixture; French write it pot-pourri, literally 'rotten pot': primarily a pot in which different kinds of flowers or spices are put to dry for years for the scent. précis a concise summary. In French, when talking about a school course, it means an abridged book about the matter. Literally, précis means precise, accurate ...
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Poo-Pourri, from poo and potpourri; Popsicle, from lollipop and icicle [5] Qualcomm, from Quality and Communications; RuPay, from rupee and payment; Rustoleum, from rust and linoleum; Spotify, from spot and identify; Teletoon, from television and cartoon; Toonami, from cartoon and tsunami; Toshiba, from Shibaura Seisaku-sho and Tokyo Denki [c]
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