William H. Potstock

William Herman Potstock, actually Wilhelm Hermann Potstock (* 1872 in Northern Germany, † 1941 in Chicago ) was a German - American musician and composer. His most famous work is Souvenir de Sarasate.

Life

Potstock emigrated in 1881 as a child with his family via Bremen to the United States. He lived and worked as a freelance music teacher and musician in Chicago. In 1895 he married Martha Bock, the couple had two children: Stella ( * 1896) and Eugene ( * 1901 in Chicago, † 1979 in Wisconsin). His daughter Stella was also a musician.

Works

  • Souvenir de Sarasate: Fantasia Espagnole for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 15

Swell

  • The National Archives, Germans to America Passenger Data File, 1850 - 1897
  • U.S. Census 1920 and 1930, Department of Cook County, Chicago.
  • Composer ( romance )
  • Americans
  • Emigrants from Germany
  • German
  • Born in 1872
  • Died in 1941
  • Man
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