MUSIC - BOURGAULT DUCOUDRAY Louis-Albert (1840 - 1910) - Autograph letter signed

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire. Premier prix de Rome in 1862. Conductor and composer. An ethnomusicologist, his experience and knowledge led to his appointment as professor of music history at the Paris Conservatoire.
Autograph letter signed 9 November: "... Non, hélas ! La musique et la poésie, à elles seules, ne peuvent résoudre la question sociale…”. 4pp in-8.