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.

Life

Potstock was born in Northern Germany; he emigrated with his family via

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(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 an accomplished musician just like her father.

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Potstock, William Herman 1872 births 1941 deaths 19th-century American composers 19th-century classical composers 19th-century Danish composers 19th-century American male musicians 20th-century American composers 20th-century classical composers 20th-century Danish composers 20th-century American male musicians American male classical composers American Romantic composers Composers for violin German male classical composers German Romantic composers Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States