William H. Potstock
William Herman Potstock (Wilhelm Hermann), (1872–1941) was a German American musician and composer. His best known work "Souvenir de Sarasate" combines different techniques (left-hand pizzicato and double stops) and is a popular virtuoso piece with intermediate violin students.
Life
Potstock was born in Northern Germany; he emigrated with his family via Bremen (Germany) to the U.S. in 1881. He lived and worked as a self-employed music teacher and musician in Chicago, where he died. In 1895 he married Martha Bock. They had two children, Stella (born 1896) and Eugene (1901–1979). His daughter was also a musician.
List of compositions
- Souvenir de Sarasate: Fantasia Espagnole für Violine und Klavier in D-Dur, Op. 15
References
- The National Archives, Germans to America Passenger Data File, 1850 – 1897
- 1920 and 1930 U.S. census data, section Cook County, Chicago.
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