piece of music vs potpourri

potpourri vs piece of music

piece of music and potpourri both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piece of music	Yes	No	No	No
potpourri	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, potpourri is a hyponym of piece of music; that is, potpourri is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than piece of music:

piece of music: a musical work that has been created
potpourri: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

Other hyponyms of piece of music include morceau, sheet music, arrangement, musical arrangement, realisation, realization, intermezzo, introit, solo, duet, duette, duo, trio, quartet, quartette, quintet, quintette, sestet, sextet, sextette, septet, septette, octet, octette, bagatelle, divertimento, serenade, canon, etude, idyl, idyll, pastoral, pastorale, sonata, toccata, fantasia, musical passage, passage, movement, larghetto, suite, symphonic poem, tone poem, medley, pastiche, nocturne, notturno, song, vocal, study, capriccio, motet, program music, programme music, incidental music, csardas, czardas.

piece of music (noun)	potpourri (noun)
a musical work that has been created	a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
	a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Difference between piece of music and potpourri

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