William H. Potstock
Encyclopedia
William Herman Potstock (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 of intermediate violin students.
(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.
Musician
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and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. His best known work "Souvenir de Sarasate" combines different techniques (left-hand pizzicato and double stops
Double stop
A double stop, in music terminology, is the act of playing two notes simultaneously on a melodic percussion instrument or stringed instrument...
) and is a popular virtuoso piece of intermediate violin students.
Life
Potstock was born in Northern Germany; he emigrated with his family via BremenBremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
(Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) 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