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Johann Armsheimer

German-born ballet composer and conductor (b. 19 March 1860 in Dresden; d. 1933 in Leningrad), born Johann Josef Armsheimer; known in Russia as Ivan Ivanovich Armsgeimer (Иван Иванович Армсгеймер, Ivan Ivanovič Armsgejmer).

Armsheimer spent his formative years studying at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, later becoming a trumpet and cornet player with the Mariinskii Theatre orchestra. His compositional talents were mainly directed towards the ballets, although his oeuvre also included overtures, cantatas and romances. He also was the author of a textbook on instrumentation.

Tchaikovsky's correspondence with Johann Armsheimer:

• 1 letter from Tchaikovsky to Johann Armsheimer has survived, dating from 1891.