Oskar Böhme , a son of Wilhelm Böhme , also a trumpeter , was born in Potschappel , a small town near Dresden , Germany , which is now part of Freital . For much of his early career , after studying trumpet and composition in the Leipzig Conservatory of Music until graduating in 1888 , it is unknown what Böhme 's musical activities were , though it is probable he concertized , playing in smaller orchestras around Germany . From 1894-1896 he played in the Budapest Opera Orchestra and then moved to St. Petersburg , Russia , in 1897 . Böhme played cornet for 24 years in the Mariinsky Theatre , turned to teaching at a music school on Vasilievsky Island in St. Petersburg for nine further years , from 1921-1930 , and then returned to opera with the Leningrad Drama Theatre until 1934 . In 1934 , however , the Great Terror began under Joseph Stalin and in 1936 a committee was established to oversee the arts in Soviet Russia . According to its anti-foreign policies , Böhme was exiled to Orenburg on account of his German heritage . It is said that he died there in 1938 , though he was also said to be seen working on the Turkmenistan Canal in 1941
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